Conquer Risk Podcast

One opportunity we don’t hear talked about enough, is learning from people outside the industry. What can advisors pick up from other small business owners? What success can they replicate with their own clients and prospects?

Our guest this week, Brett Clarke, an Orion Portfolio Solutions alum, shares what he’s learned as a small business owner since leaving the industry:

• How the Financial Advisor / Home Builder prospects are similar
• How you think about your business (as a small business) can change how you market
• What can make your business stand out in a sea of competitors
• Changes you can make right now

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We speak with advisors every day, and much like the conversations they have with their clients, elections and presidential events always work their way into the discussion.

In this special episode of the Conquer Risk podcast, we discuss the top word that comes to mind: worry. This is not a political show, we’re here to discuss if these events really effect the market:

• Presidential Elections
• Congressional Elections
• US and World events
• Other factors

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From time-to-time we like to highlight resources that we believe may truly be of value to financial advisors. We’ve all used transcription services before, and most of them are garbage. Our guest today, Corey Westphal of Mobile Assistant, claims to not only have a solution for this, but several others for advisors:

• What is Mobile Assistant?
• How are they improving workflows for Advisors?
• Where do they help Advisors in the evolving regulatory landscape?
• How do they handle data security?

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While a plethora of systems exist for selecting indicators, we frequently field questions from advisors about our process. In this episode, we discuss how Potomac chooses and uses various indicators, as well as how we combine them: 

• What precisely is an indicator?
• How are they combined and for what purpose(s)?
• How has it changed over the years?

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As we enter the fourth quarter of this incredible year, we look at the top content advisors have gravitated to in the third quarter of the year:

·       What was expected

·       What surprised us

·       What this means for Advisors

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The right PR opportunities can open new doors for exposure, while highlighting an individual or firm’s expertise. But is it worthwhile for financial advisors? Our guest Jason Lahita, founding partner of StreetCred Communications, offers his candid and surprising insight: 

• What exactly is PR?
• Who is it for? 
• Who is it not for?
• What does success look like?

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An OCIO, or Outsourced Chief Investment Officer, is becoming more and more commonplace with Advisors. But what exactly does that entail, who is actually using them, and what does that relationship look like? We break down:

• What does an OCIO actually do?
• How precisely does it benefit the advisor’s business?
• What impact does it have on theclient relationship?

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There is often confusion with advisors, and in the wider industry, about the value of a TAMP vs a Model Marketplace. This is especially relevant with the push by regulators, broker/dealers, etc. to move toward advisory, but away from the advisor-driven portfolio concept. We break it down:

• Pros/Cons of a TAMP
• Pros/Cons of a Model Marketplace
• Conclusion

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Last December we did a podcast titled, “Firm CPR: How to Find a Good Manager.” In retrospect, that episode was really about (and now renamed) “How to Evaluate a Manager” as we began from the perspective of having already found one.

As we continue to work with independent advisors this year, we’ve found something interesting: advisors don’t really have a great way to even begin a search for good manager. 

In what amounts to our first prequel episode, we discuss:

• Where does one search?
• Do custodians offer a solution?
• Advisor networking
• Software solutions

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As an RIA with over 3 decades of experience, Potomac has used several major risk assessment tools and risk tolerance questionnaires. Do they add value? We discuss:

• Their merit.
• Their fallacies. 
• Does it matter?

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