Month: March 2023
The WealthStack Podcast: Digitizing Your Practice End-To-End with Jason Pereira

The WealthStack Podcast: Digitizing Your Practice End-To-End with Jason Pereira

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Financial advisors have a plethora of options when it comes to building their tech stack. But, how can they ultimately leverage new technology to deliver a meaningful client experience?

In this episode, Shannon Rosic, Director of WealthStack Content and Solutions, speaks with Jason Pereira, an award-winning financial planner, entrepreneur, and fintech expert, on how every part of the client experience and business management can be enhanced and made more efficient through digitization and automation. 

Shannon and Jason discuss:

  • How advisors can demonstrate value to clients through technology 
  • What it means to digitize your practice from end-to-end
  • How technology is following the market to meet the needs of clients
  • Why niche marketing could be the key to helping drive growth rates 

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JASON PEREIRA, R.F.P.  is a Financial Planner, Entrepreneur, Writer, Broadcaster, Podcaster and Professor.  He is Partner Senior Financial Consultant at Woodgate Financial Partners as well as a Part-time Professor at the Schulich School of Business.

Jason is the Founder of two technology start-ups and Host of the Fintech Impact podcast.

He holds 2 degrees and 7 designations, is a three-time winner of the Global Financial Planning Award and finalist/winner of 28 other industry awards.



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The WealthStack Podcast: Solving Integration Challenges is Now a Reality

The WealthStack Podcast: Solving Integration Challenges is Now a Reality

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Many firms are sitting on a plethora of data, but have struggled to unlock the true value of it all. Integration enables (often disparate) systems to communicate with each other, and data integration is key to delivering high-quality client and advisor experiences. By centralizing all of the data, firms can gain a holistic view and understanding of their clients and portfolios, which ultimately leads to happier clients. 

In this episode, Shannon Rosic, Director of WealthStack Content and Solutions, speaks with Kyle Van Pelt, CEO of Milemarker, s how advisors can avoid technological mistakes and create a seamless experience.

Shannon and Kyle discuss:

  • What challenges surround technology integration and how Milemarker provides integration as a serviceWhere tech is adding value to an advisor’s practice
  • How advisors can avoid becoming “accidental CTOs”
  • Three things early-stage data companies must get right when building a scalable business

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Kyle Van Pelt started working in professional sports, then into software, then he and his wife started and ran a coffee shop, then back to software and into finance. Kyle has tried a bunch of different things and built a diverse set of experiences.

 

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The WealthStack Podcast: How Does 401(k) and Held Away Account Management Fit into Holistic Advice?

The WealthStack Podcast: How Does 401(k) and Held Away Account Management Fit into Holistic Advice?

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What’s in a name? Acting as a “bridge” to better retirement, Pontera enables retirement savers to get help managing their 401(k) from their trusted advisor. 

In this episode, Shannon Rosic, Director of WealthStack Content and Solutions, is joined by Nicole Zheng, CMO of Pontera, to talk about how their secure and seamless platform allows advisors to monitor and trade 401(k), 403(b), and other held away accounts to ensure they are meeting their clients’ needs.

Shannon and Nicole discuss:

  • Why it’s important for clients to have the option to have their 401(k) managed by a trusted advisor as part of their comprehensive financial plan
  • What demographics are receptive to 401(k) management
  • How advisors should approach the concept of holistic advice, especially surrounding retirement planning
  • Who Pontera integrates with and where will they expand in the future 

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Nicole Zheng has been a startup founder and marketing executive in smart home, heath tech, unified communications, internet infrastructure, and now fintech. She is passionate about cultivating inclusive company cultures, advancing women in tech, and designing effective go-to-market strategies.



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The WealthStack Podcast: Creating a Frictionless Wealth Management Experience with Stephen Daffron of BetaNXT

The WealthStack Podcast: Creating a Frictionless Wealth Management Experience with Stephen Daffron of BetaNXT

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The ultimate objective to create an end-to-end, holistic wealth management experience seems simple in theory, but it continues to be difficult for the wealth management industry to execute on. Fortunately, BetaNXT is hyper-focused on solving customers’ most demanding integration challenges with flexible, efficient, connected solutions that anticipate their changing needs.

In this episode, Shannon Rosic, director of WealthStack Content and Solutions, speaks with Stephen Daffron, CEO of BetaNXT, on creating a “frictionless” wealth management experience and what it means for advisors, financial services and wealthtech firms that serve them.

Shannon and Stephen discuss:

  • Why BetaNXT is championing the next wave in wealth management technology and outsourcing solutions
  • The importance of advisors utilizing real-time data
  • Why BetaNXT is focused on solving customers most demanding integration challenges
  • What the acquisition of Mediant Communication means for BetaNXT

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Stephen is a Co-Founder and Industry Partner at Motive Partners since 2016, a specialist private equity firm focused on financial technology businesses and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BetaNXT, a Motive Partners portfolio company and an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and outsourcing solutions. Dr. Daffron also recently served as the President of Dun & Bradstreet, a position he held from 2019 to 2021, also a Motive Partners portfolio company. Dr. Daffron has served on the Board of Motive Capital Corp II since 2021. Prior to joining Motive Partners, Dr. Daffron served from 2013 to 2015 as the Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Data. Prior to Interactive Data, Dr. Daffron was the Global Head of Technology, Operations, and Data at Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2013. Before returning to the sell-side, Dr. Daffron was Chief Operating Officer at Renaissance Technologies. Prior to this, Dr. Daffron worked for Goldman Sachs from 1993 to 2003, initiated the re-engineering of operations and technology functions across payments, derivative processing, credit risk/collateral control, and investment management. Dr. Daffron earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy, and an MBA, MA, M.Ph. and Ph.D. from Yale.



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The WealthStack Podcast: Why the Timing of Financial Advice Matters

The WealthStack Podcast: Why the Timing of Financial Advice Matters

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Summary

Bento Engine said it best: Even the best advice, delivered at the wrong time, can fall flat. Financial advice delivered too early – or worse, too late – can have the opposite effect of its intention. In order to truly help their clients, and therefore improve engagement, loyalty and retention, advisors need to offer advice when it actually matters.

In this episode, Shannon Rosic, Director of WealthStack Content and Solutions, speaks with Philipp Hecker, co-founder and CEO of Bento Engine, on how they’re helping advisors connect with their clients on a deeper level by combining powerful SaaS technology with impactful content and timing expertise.

Shannon and Philipp discuss:

  • The power of holistic advice 
  • How Bento Engine is encouraging all family members to participate in the financial planning process
  • How the timing of advice encourages action towards financial goals
  • How advisors can help fill the gaps in client financial literacy
  • Why updating technology is as essential as staying up to date on financial news

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Global business strategist (J.P. Morgan, DB, BCG), passionate about advice beyond investing.

Previously Head of Wealth Planning & Advice, and Global Head of Strategy at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Focused on tech-driven advisor-enablement for the benefit of clients, their families, and their communities



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