The Connected Advisor Year-End Wrap: Our Top 5 Editions of 2023
I hope your holiday week has been memorable and relaxing. Before we officially turn the page to 2024, I want to take […]
How Independence Fuels Innovation in Wealth Management
On Monday of this week, news broke that Figma and Adobe, two design and creative software giants, were discontinuing their merger plans. […]
Rethinking Your Communication Strategy in 2024
When I first entered this industry, communication looked much different than today. I’m showing my age here, but writing lengthy emails and […]
The Need for Continuous Innovation in Wealth Management
When I think about AI, a lot of emotions come to mind. Excitement, uncertainty, curiosity, fear. The fear comes in the existential […]
The Power of User Stories in Wealth Management
We’re officially in the thick of the holiday season. While things change from year to year and the people we spend each […]
What It Takes to Formulate a Clear Strategy in 2024
In my work, I interact with numerous exceptional wealth management firms, setting new standards nationwide. A common theme that has emerged among […]
The Keys to Blocking Out Vanity Metrics While Building Your Firm on Substance and Reality
This past Saturday, we watched the Washington Huskies take on Utah. Washington and their quarterback, Michael Penix, Jr. have been really enjoyable […]
Empathy and Expansion: Crafting Client-Centric Growth in Wealth Management
Last week, I shared my frustrating experience as a T-Mobile customer and how it got me thinking about client experience in our […]
How Process Empathy Can Dramatically Transform Your Advisory Firm
I’ve been a T-Mobile user for over ten years. For the majority of that time, my family and I have participated in […]
The Not-So-Secret, Secret to Success
I get the pleasure of spending quality time with really great advisory firms. Planning Led Firms. Independent Broker Dealers. Asset Managers. Family […]
Why You’re Not Really Connected with Your Client Portal — And How You Can Fix That
It seems like client portals are a centerpiece in our wealth management landscape. You have a lot of choices on what you […]
The Future is a Synthesis — Finding a Framework for Your Advisor Technology
Greetings from the simulation. Just kidding. We are very much not in a simulation. But, I think we might just be in […]