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Ep 96: Reaching and Retaining Next-Generation Investors – with Ryan George

Ep 96: Reaching and Retaining Next-Generation Investors – with Ryan George

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The rapid expansion of social media and artificial intelligence within the financial services space holds undeniable implications for the advisor/client dynamic – particularly when it comes to young investors. 

Ryan George, Chief Marketing Officer at Docupace, shares insights from his firm’s recent white paper — Five Ways to Capitalize on the Changing Attitudes of American Investors. Laura Gregg talks with Ryan about the needs, approaches, and attitudes of younger investors in today’s environment, and how best to engage, serve, and retain them as clients.

Ryan discusses: 

  • Why digitization and one-to-one planning and advice must co-exist 
  • Mistaken assumptions about Millennial and GenZ investors 
  • 3 ways younger Investors think about money differently 
  • Using tech to elevate the advisor/client experience 
  • Key themes to drive acquisition and retention of next-gen clients 
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Ryan George is the Chief Marketing Officer at Docupace, a solutions provider focused on digitizing and automating operations in the financial advice and investment industry. He serves as the company’s “chief diplomat” evangelizing the company’s people, solutions and brand across the financial services and wealth management industry. As a member of the senior executive committee, Ryan collaborates with key stakeholders across Docupace to support the company’s growth, retention, and profitability objectives. Ryan has spent all of his career within the financial advice and investment space, previously serving many as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications at 1st Global. 

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Ep 93: Two Pages That Can Elevate Your Clients’ Experience – with Brad Connors of iWealth

Ep 93: Two Pages That Can Elevate Your Clients’ Experience – with Brad Connors of iWealth

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Clients who feel engaged in the planning process are more likely to have a positive experience. But how do you better engage clients in the process?

In this episode, Laura Gregg and David Partain speak with Brad Connors, CEO of iWealth. Brad talks about iWealth’s proprietary software, FDC Plan on Purpose, which helps advisors demonstrate their value and elevate the client experience through client meetings that begin with visualization rather than investment portfolio reviews.

Brad discusses: 

  • Why so many clients are unprepared for retirement (it’s not about money)
  • The power of visuals when talking with clients
  • How a two-page document can elevate your practice 
  • How FDC Plan on Purpose can complement an existing tech stack
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Brad Connors is the founder and CEO of iWealth and the founder of the FDC Plan on Purpose tool for advisors. Brad is also the author of “Fish Don’t Clap: Planning For A Purposeful Retirement” and has been advising individuals, corporations, and institutional investors for over 29 years. His work has been recognized by many and he has received numerous awards including LPL Financial’s “2019 Chairman’s Award” and Investment Centers of America Inc.’s “2014 Spirit of ICA” Award. Brad has been named a Twin Cities Five Star Wealth Manager Award Winner every year from 2012 to 2018, and one of the 2007 Top 50 Bank Advisors in the Nation by Bank Investment Consultant Magazine.

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