Advisor Success Series

In this episode, we are joined by Ross Marino. Ross is the founder of Transitus Wealth Partners and has been working as an advisor for over 30 years. We discuss Ross' philosophy around decision making, how to prioritize, and how he works with clients in the moments that come up unexpectedly. He is also the founder of Advisor 2x, a company that has hosted over 1000 events and conferences for financial advisors. His new book: Shaping Change: How to Respond When Life Disrupts your Retirement Plan, which he co-wrote with Susan Bradley, is available now.

In this episode, Matt Shute is joined by Korrine Kohm of Compliance Solution Strategies. They discuss the regulatory climate, new updates, marketing, and what is in store for advisors and advisory practices going forward. Korrine currently holds the position of Director of Retail Wealth Manager Services for Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS).

In this episode, we have the pleasure of catching up with David Braun, Senior Portfolio Manager at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). Inflation has emerged as one of the key risks to the market narrative as it remains top of mind by many Americans as expressed in recent polling. We discuss PIMCO's outlook on inflation and why current elevated readings will likely prove to be 'transitory' rather than permanent and also discuss the firm's views on interest rates and fixed income spread sectors such as corporate and mortgage-backed bonds.

In this episode, we are pleased to be joined by Andrew Little, research analyst at Global X, to discuss investment opportunities around water technology such as sourcing, distributing, and increasing productivity of usage. The ESG movement has led to plenty of investor capital funneled into 'green' technologies focused on sustaining our living standards (e.g. energy and transportation) rather than sustaining basic living itself such as providing living needs around food, water, and affordable housing. This episode covers the broader landscape for how investors should think about investing in water-based technologies as well as some of the exciting innovations taking place.

Are dividends still relevant in today's market environment more fixated on 'splashier' investment themes, whether SPACs, cryptocurrencies, or the next dominant technology play? We have the pleasure of hosting Nathan Eigerman who recently published a white paper on the importance of dividend investing, even in today's market environment where dividend payouts seem like an afterthought for realizing total returns in the equity markets. You may be surprised that dividend investing has generally been a winning strategy over the last two decades, how dividends reflect positive signals on the part of company management, and how dividends can be systematically incorporated into an index designed to provide a higher yielding portfolio with comparable market risk. Value Line Disclosure

In this episode, we catch up with Dimensional Funds on Sustainability Investing, following up on our December 2019 podcast. We discuss the landscape of ESG investing and the current challenges facing investors given the increased popularity. We discuss the tradeoffs to ESG investing and what investors are potentially giving up. In particular, we focus on how investors can invest for sustainability while maintaining exposures to dimensions of higher expected returns (i.e. Fama/French risk factors).

It's been just over a year when we last spoke with Jason Bloom at Inside ETF right before the pandemic shutdown. Part retrospective, part forward-looking, we discuss the market environment from what we saw a year ago versus what we're seeing today. Listen to Jason's thoughts on the reflation trade that has propelled commodity prices from their pandemic lows while also driving up interest rates.

In this episode, we catch up with Dave Nadig, Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at ETF Trends and ETF Database (owned by ETF Flows, LLC). We discuss how exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") fared during the March 2020 market meltdown, Dave's outlook for the fund industry looking ahead, how we might see renewed interest in traditional active management, and the fund disintermediation threats posed by up-and-coming financial technologies such as direct indexing and digital assets.

In this episode, we are pleased to be joined by Ric Edelman, Founder of Edelman Financial Engines and, more recently, Founder of RIA Digital Assets Council (RIADAC). We dive into the recent surge in investor appetite for digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies embodied by Bitcoin and Etherium, discuss the differences between digital assets and stable coins, and hear about Ric's goal of providing digital asset education to the financial advisor community.

In this episode, Matt Shute is joined by his colleague Ed Schweitzer to discuss the behavioral "coach" role that financial advisors take on when working with clients. Ed recently joined the firm and brings a great deal of insight into how successful advisors work with clients to ensure they reach their financial goals.