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- Jeff is known on Twitter for his complex deep dives into the world of tax legislation - what got him interested in this in the first place?

- What is keeping us from a more simplified tax code? Is it really as complicated as it appears or is there some subterfuge here where the complexity is just a feature and not a bug?

- When Jeff hears politicians and everyday people talking about tax schemes - which ideas sort of make him cringe and which ideas around taxation does he find to be widely misrepresented?

- How does Jeff see the conversation around “taker states” vs. “maker states” playing out? Does this cause infighting and strife and is there anything that can be done to address this?

- If Jeff could wave a magic wand and become president, what immediate changes would he make to the US tax code?

- What are some common sense steps the average person can take to minimize their tax burden?

- What are a couple of the strangest things he’s ever seen written off?

- What can advisors do, with the respect to tax, to set themselves apart from the crowd without taking on excessive risk?

https://twitter.com/CPAPlanner

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-levine

Compliance Code: 1020-OAS-6/13/2022

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- What was Drew’s experience studying under Richard Thaler like?

- Drew thinks that you have to hold a willingness to be right and to be wrong in equal measure at all times - is this something that Thaler modeled in his behavior and how does he think about this in the context of his own firm?

- What’s an analogy we can draw between Hank Aaron’s batting behavior and the act of picking stocks?

- What are a few techniques Drew has discovered to de-bias his thinking a bit?

- Drew is great at distilling highly complex concepts into easily understandable ideas - is this an important part of getting his institutional clients on the same page?

- What are "unknown knowns" and what do they have to do with confirmation bias? Why is the market so averse to ambiguity?

https://www.albertbridgecapital.com

Compliance Code: 0983-OAS-6/6/2022
 

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- Where are we at, as an industry, in terms of the application of behavioral sciences to the world of work? Where does Jez see us headed next or what’s his outlook for the industry?

- Compared to something like tech, where does the financial industry fall on the adoption curve of behavioral sciences? 

- In what field might we have the next big, unexplored vertical jump for applied behavioral sciences?

- What was the case study about helping regular folks save more money and what practical things emerged from this study?

- Why is a degree of granularity so important when making a behaviorally-driven plan?

- How can we fight the idea that grand behavioral changes require grand behavioral interventions? 

- How did Jez help Mexico implement a country-wide campaign to tackle obesity using behavioral science? What can we learn from this example?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49190518-ripple

https://www.cowryconsulting.com/consultants/jez-groom

Compliance Code: 0934-OAS-5/26/2022

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- What are some of the primary drivers of asset flows from a behavioral perspective?

- Soft factors account for a lot more of clients’ decision-making process about their assets - what is the takeaway, for asset managers and financial advisors, from this revelation?

- What are the three different types of trust that Herman breaks down in his book?

- Interpersonal trust might be the most important pillar of trust, as well as being the most within an advisor’s sphere of control. What can one do to build and fortify this with our client base?

- What is the number one most trusted profession in both the US and nearly globally? Why might this be the case?

- Why are financial professionals rated so low on the Edelman Trust Barometer? Could they ever be trusted at the same level as those in a medical profession?

- What are the “Big 5” personality traits and how can they be applied to deepen the understanding between clients and advisors?

https://www.thetrustmandate.com

https://www.prospectabriefings.com

Compliance Code: 0919-OAS-5/24/2022

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- Has Kurt ever noticed a problem that isn’t ostensibly behavioral in nature that ended up being behavioral?

- How can we craft a cohesive work culture without contributing to problems like group think?

- From a leadership perspective, how can we open ourselves up to new ideas and not fall prey to confirmation bias? Also, if we are the person that’s going to question the status quo of an organization - how can we do that in a way that it’s likely to get picked up?

- What is a when-then rule and how can it help us make better decisions?

- What is one thing that Kurt has learned from a guest on his podcast, Behavioral Grooves, that surprised him or that he has since applied in his own life?

- What is something he has changed his mind about since he began hosting the podcast?

- What are one or two behavioral changes the average person could make to improve their life?

https://twitter.com/whatmotivates

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtwnelson

Compliance Code: 0781-OAS-5/5/2022
 

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- How did Peter get started reviewing frozen pizzas?

- What is it that most people misunderstand about investing?

- How does Peter, as an advisor, go about crafting a vivid and salient personal vision for his clients?

- How can you bring clients back to a vision of their future selves in a difficult moment?

- How, practically, does Peter try to maximize anxiety-adjusted returns when creating a portfolio?

- What are some behavioral similarities between cake mixes and portfolios?

- Why did Peter dedicate an entire chapter of his book to market downturns?

- How does one educate their clients honestly about potential market downturns gently without scaring them off?

https://www.amazon.com/Making-Money-Simple-Complete-Financial/dp/1119537878

https://peterlazaroff.com/podcast/

Compliance Code: 0783-OAS-5/5/2022.

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- How does technology shape the way we act? Sometimes we don’t even know the water that we are swimming in with regards to technology - how can this induce us to make good or poor decisions?

- Is there a way that tech can facilitate some of the soft skills of client interaction (e.g. care, empathy and connection)?

- What role should self-care, self-work and introspection play in advisors being better behavioral coaches for their clients?

- When Natalie had realizations about personal shifts she needed to make to better serve her clients, what was the catalyst that spurred her personal growth?

- How can we as an industry help convey the fact that the soft skills and behavioral elements of a financial practice are critically important to its success?

- In Natalie’s experience, what does good goals-based planning look like?

- How can we make the advice we give our clients stickier?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-taylor-cfp%C2%AE-bfa%E2%84%A2-0822a7a

https://www.natalieanntaylor.com/

Compliance Code: 0729-OAS-4/28/2022
 

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- How has Meb’s world, and domestic, travel shifted the way he thinks about investment?

- What is Meb’s least popular idea about investing?

- Why is it so important to codify and pre-commit to your own sell strategy?

- What is Meb’s “red light, green light” approach? How does he think about market timing and tactical asset allocation?

- Meb likes to give out free business ideas that he doesn’t have the bandwidth to take on himself. Has anyone ever run with one of these ideas and what is his latest and greatest business idea?

- What lessons has Meb learned across his experiences as an angel investor?

https://www.cambriafunds.com/

https://mebfaber.com/

Compliance Code: 0671-OAS-4/22/2022

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- What are some of the flimsy tethers in peoples’ lives that keep them from achieving financial greatness?

- If an advisor’s number one job is not to make you money, what might it be?

- What are the 11 different dimensions of wealth that Seth’s firm lays out? How did he arrive at these?

- How do these provide a helpful framework for clients during times of crisis?

- How do you balance giving your children a great amount of access without spoiling them or diminishing their self-reliance?

- Should we talk with our children about our income level and our net worth?

- Is it a reality for anyone other than those who are already wealthy to switch from a job that’s making them miserable to a more fulfilling, but potentially lower paying, position?

- How can advisors best support their clients during divorce and other hard times? What is the appropriate level of intervention or closeness in these cases?

https://missionwealth.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHNhNjNwGVY

Compliance Code: 0561-OAS-4/4/2022

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- How does Dr. Bookstaber think about and define risk in the most practical terms possible?

- Does the way people like us talk about risk differ in an overly academic way from how people in the street think about it?

- Which of the sort of commonly discussed current risks seem legitimate to Dr. Bookstaber and which might loom larger in peoples’ minds than they should?

- Why aren’t geopolitical conflicts  more catastrophic to the market than they are with how intertwined the global economy is?

- How should we think about a world where you have to take risks to keep up with inflation but where asset prices seem stretched by some measures?

- Do we now live in a world that’s high-risk in theory but where governments and regulatory bodies keep the scales from tipping too far in a catastrophic direction? Were the FEDs actions during Covid-19 a singular response for a singular time in history?

- How can we be skilled risk managers when we have an asymmetry in the way we weight pessimistic vs. optimistic outcomes?

https://fabricrisk.com

https://www.amazon.com/End-Theory-Financial-Economics-Interaction/dp/0691169012

Compliance Code: 0570-OAS-4/5/2022