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The WealthStack Podcast: Breaking Through Advisor Tech Paralysis with James Cantwell

The WealthStack Podcast: Breaking Through Advisor Tech Paralysis with James Cantwell

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Decision paralysis is one of the biggest silent killers of RIA growth. With hundreds of tech tools, endless surveys and no clear roadmap, many firms freeze instead of scaling. The result? Wasted time, poor implementations and missed opportunities to run their practices like true businesses.

In this episode of The WealthStack Podcast, host Shannon Rosic sits down with James Cantwell, founder of WealthTech Select, to unpack why advisors struggle to make confident tech and growth decisions—and what it takes to move past the noise. James has spent nearly three decades across wealth management, asset management and technology, and he’s now building RIA Ascent to help firms find the clarity and direction they’ve been missing.

Shannon and James also discuss:

  • Why decision paralysis is so common in advisor tech and strategy
  • The Cheesecake Factory effect: too many choices, not enough clarity
  • How benchmarking and data can serve as a compass for firm growth
  • Why most tech dissatisfaction stems from poor implementation—not the tools
  • The industry’s need for better connections between RIAs, vendors and consultants

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About Our Guest:

Drawing from 25 years across investment management, banking, and WealthTech, James Cantwell brings a unique 360-degree perspective to digital transformation. His journey from GAMCO Asset Management and AST Trust (now Broadridge) to leading SS&C Advent’s consulting practice revealed a critical insight: firms need a better way to evaluate and implement technology.

After guiding hundreds of RIAs and family offices through implementation challenges, he founded The Cantwell Advisory and WealthTech Select to revolutionize how firms assess and adopt wealth management solutions.

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The WealthStack Podcast: Why Every Client Should Feel Like $100M with Libretto’s Jeff Coyle

The WealthStack Podcast: Why Every Client Should Feel Like $100M with Libretto’s Jeff Coyle

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What if your clients could actually see how every dollar of their wealth supports their life goals, without relying on a Monte Carlo simulation or generic risk questionnaire?

In this episode of the WealthStack Podcast, host Shannon Rosic is joined by Jeff Coyle, founder and CEO of Libretto, a platform built to help advisors deliver holistic, personalized wealth strategies. Drawing on decades of experience serving ultra-high-net-worth clients, Jeff shares how Libretto takes institutional-grade planning concepts, like liability-driven investing, and makes them accessible, intuitive, and actionable for all investors.

Shannon and Jeff discuss:

  • Why traditional risk tolerance tools often miss the mark—and what to use instead
  • The role of LDI in hedging real-life client needs—not just targeting returns
  • How Libretto empowers clients to move from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance
  • Why personalization (not simulation) is the future of financial planning

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Jeff Coyle is the founder and CEO of Libretto, a powerful advice platform unifying planning, total wealth portfolios, and risk management for RIAs and family offices, offering an alternative to the risk tolerance and Monte Carlo ecosystem.

A former advisor, Jeff has 25+ years of experience managing UHNW clients and over 30 years of experience pioneering and building multi-generational and multi-disciplinary approaches to wealth management. Over his career, Jeff founded three boutique advisory firms delivering to UHNW private clients, served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Personal Financial Services for Northern Trust, and was Chief Strategy Officer at myCFO. In 2017, Jeff founded Libretto to streamline comprehensive advice delivery to private clients. He regularly speaks and shares his thought leadership at influential industry conferences and has been featured in prominent industry publications.

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