12 episodes
It is a practical look at client behavior rather than portfolio construction, aimed at the conversations advisors have when anxiety drives avoidance or over-monitoring. Useful for advisors who want a framework for recognizing different presentations of anxiety and adjusting how they counsel each type.
Picked by the running an ria deskAdvisors with clients holding large single-stock positions get a detailed walkthrough of a structure they may be asked about, including the tax test behind it and the operational steps around cost basis and custodian reporting. It also covers the newly issued guidance and how one practitioner says existing and prospective exchanges should be handled.
The episode focuses on the gap between the financial life a client says they want and the one they lead, which is the terrain advisors work in when coaching client behavior. It also raises whether this work needs a financial therapist or can be handled through self-work and introspection, a question relevant to where an advisor's role ends.
For advisors, the episode focuses on practical ways to keep client behavior from undermining portfolio outcomes, including guardrails and techniques for countering biases. It also offers a framework for discussing portfolio fit with clients.
For wealth professionals, the episode frames sports betting and gamified investing as behavioral issues that can affect client decision-making and advisor conversations. It gives advisors a vocabulary for discussing risky investment behavior without making recommendations.
Advisors fielding client interest in private markets get a manager's view on access, diligence and investor behavior in less liquid holdings. The episode also addresses how vetting private companies may or may not differ from vetting public ones.
It pairs a manager's case for value and dividend investing with a discussion of client behavior and risk, two areas advisors weigh when explaining style discipline to clients. The segment on keeping to first principles in hard markets speaks to how a manager describes process consistency.
For wealth professionals, client conversations and office culture depend heavily on how people listen and respond. The episode focuses on communication habits and conditions that advisors can examine in their client and team interactions.
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