Michael Nessim is the President of Kingswood U.S. and the CEO of Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC. He has been in the financial services industry for more than 24 years and had been involved with investment banking for the last 20 years.

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Mike and Doug Heikkinen discuss investment banking – what it is and why financial advisors should consider including it in their client portfolios. They also talk about how Kingswood can help advisors provide access to this important and differentiating solution for their clients.

Resources:  Kingswood U.S.

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Adhesion Wealth, Diamond Consultants, and Sanctuary Wealth are all well-known for their laser focus on providing customized solutions to support the widely varied business models and challenges faced by advisors who are looking to go or already have gone independent. 

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Adhesion Wealth President, Barrett Ayers, takes the reins and leads a fascinating discussion with Louis Diamond, Executive Vice President and Head Consultant at Diamond Consultants, and Jim Dickson, CEO of Sanctuary Wealth, about what’s going on in the breakaway and independent channels. They also provide insight and practical options for advisors who are considering going independent:

Resources:  Adhesion Wealth | Diamond Consultants | Sanctuary Wealth

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Barrett Ayers from Adhesion Wealth and Clint Sorenson from WealthShield have both focused their businesses on providing outsource support and solutions that help financial advisors scale and do more for their clients while continuing to focus on what matters most when running their business.

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen, Barrett & Clint discuss how the game has changed for financial advisors, why their landscape is more complex than ever, and the importance of advisors adopting a CEO mindset in managing their business

Resources:  Adhesion Wealth | WealthShield

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Tony Stich is the chief operating officer at Advicent (you may know him as “Mr. Purple”). After seeing a drastic increase in clients making updates to their financial plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, his company took the unprecedented step of making NaviPlan available for free.

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen and Tony discuss the driving forces behind Advicent’s decision to give NaviPlan away, their latest research on technology and advice in the COVID-19 era, and what they think the future holds for both.

Resources: NaviPlan by Advicent 

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Mark David is a nationally recognized sales and management consultant, author and executive coach. He created his latest book, The Gifted Leader, to inspire and support individuals to become the best leader they can be, and to open people’s minds to new ideas and ways of looking at leadership.

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen and Mark discuss how to lead your company, team and family during these challenging times.

Mark has a special offer for IRIS.xyz readers. When you order The Gifted Leader, he will be delighted to have a personal conversation with you about how you can apply the concepts presented in this podcast and his book to help you be the leader your company, your team, and your family needs.  

RESOURCES: The Mark David Company | Order The Gifted Leader

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When you participate in videoconferences, you invite people into your home. Every element of the videoconference is revealing, so you need to make sure you prepare, position and present yourself as strongly as possible. In this episode of Power Your Advice Doug Heikkinen talks with Bill Acheson, the Body Language Expert, about personal power – what it is and how you can best manage and project it in today’s videoconference world.

RESOURCES: Bill Acheson’s website | Who’s Zooming Who Blog

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Nancy Hetrick became a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) to help couples and individuals benefit from the lessons she learned while going through her own complicated divorce. In this episode of Power Your Advice, She and Doug Heikkinen discuss strategies financial advisors can introduce to their clients who may be struggling in their marriage. They talk about how financial advisors can continue to act as fiduciary and remain a trusted resource to both spouses by introducing a CDFA to help unwind the complicated intricacies of their joint financial life. Nancy also introduces tools and resources she has developed for financial advisors who want to learn more about becoming a CDFA and building a practice around divorce planning.

About Nancy Hetrick

Nancy founded Smarter Divorce Solutions in 2011 after going through her own less-than-optimal divorce. She has been a financial advisor and planner since 1999. She provides full-service financial planning and investment management with Better Money Decisions in addition to her role as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst at Smarter Divorce Solutions. In 2016, Nancy founded the Divorce Financial Planner Training Center to offer continuing education to CDFA® holders everywhere.

Nancy is a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, (MAFF), a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®), an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS), a Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC) and is trained in both mediation and Collaborative Divorce.  Nancy is on the board of directors with the Collaborative Professionals of Phoenix, an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association of Professional Family Mediators, was the Finance Director for the National Association of Women Business Owners, 2014 and 2015, the 2015 NAWBO Business Owner of the Year, the 2014 Finalist in the BBB Business Ethics Awards, and was on the 2014 National Board of Advisors for the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, riding motorcycles, and spending time with her 4 children and 3 grandchildren.

RESOURCES: DivorceFinancialTraining.com , Smarter Divorce Solutions

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IRIS Media Works is pleased to welcome Tom Wagner, our new Vice President of Business Development, to the team. In this special episode of Power Your Advice, Doug and Tom have a great conversation about trends Tom sees across the industry during the era of COVID-19, the growing importance of digital media and communications, why he switched from being a “big company” guy to be part of a smaller team, and what IRIS does that matters most.

About Tom Wagner

Tom brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Key Accounts at DWS Group for a decade, where he built and deepened relationships with his clients by cultivating an understanding of their needs and delivering solutions to help them achieve their goals. Tom also spent 21 years at Fidelity, where he served in various sales, relationship management, client service and product management roles, with a focus on supporting Fidelity’s institutional, brokerage and financial advisor relationships.

Resources: [email protected] | 617-335-4723

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This episode of Power Your Advice features Doug Heikkinen and David Wood, CEO of Tough Conversations International and Play For Real, sharing perspectives on working from home, how the COVID-19 pandemic has provided the whole world a shared experience, the importance of looking for beauty and love, and how you should be reaching out to your clients as we go through this experience together.

In this podcast, you will learn about:

RESOURCES: Play For Real, 4-Step Tough Conversation Blueprint, Tough Conversations with David Wood Podcast, Get Real Game

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This episode of Power Your Advice features Doug Heikkinen and Carter Malloy, Founder & CEO of AcreTrader, discussing how AcreTrader helps investors invest in farmland:

In this podcast, you will learn about

RESOURCES: AcreTrader

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