• 34 minutes 22 seconds
    Matt Halloran - Shut Up and Listen

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    • If Matt could take one lesson from his former life as a therapist and impart it to all the advisors that he serves, what would that lesson be?
    • What compelled Matt to write his new book, Shut the F Up and Listen, and why did he think this message was particularly important in this moment we are in?
    • The impulse to listen in order to respond, or to listen in order to solve a problem, is a really human impulse. How can we move beyond this and begin listening just for the sake of listening?
    • What does it look like when one enters a conversation with intent and how does that look different from more opportunistic forms of listening?
    • How can advisors best read what’s not being said in the room, through body language or otherwise, while remaining sensitive? 
    • How would Matt advise advisors to think about creating the optimal conditions for psychological safety in their offices?
    • Is there ever a time that advisors should be more directive with their clients?

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    Compliance Code: 2499-U-26243

    17 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 34 minutes 53 seconds
    Jay Mooreland - The Emotional Investor: Behavioral Finance, Investor Psychology & Making Better Decisions in Market Downturns

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    • Where’s the current interest and momentum in Behavioral Finance and where does Jay see it going next?
    • Why are investors so bad at affective forecasting (i.e. imagining how they’ll actually behave during a major market downturn)?
    • How can we get investors and advisors to “buy an umbrella when the sun is shining?”
    • Why does taking action during market downturns feel so right and what practically can we do, as financial advisors, to try and keep people from taking action?
    • Are there any ways that Jay thinks AI and technology may help us make better decisions going forward, or does he think it's all bad news?
    • What does success look like, from a behavioral perspective, if we are never going to rid ourselves of emotion?

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    Compliance Code: 2443-U-26233

    10 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 17 minutes 19 seconds
    Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Psychology of Wealth Transfer and Why Inheriting Wealth Changes More Than Just a Balance Sheet

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    • Why do we need to begin to think about wealth in more qualitative terms with the upcoming Great Wealth Transfer?
    • How can we better prepare heirs to understand their newfound relationship with wealth?
    • Why does successful, multi-generational wealth preservation depend on more than investment performance? According to studies, what factors are key for the preservation of wealth across generations?
    • What are the four invisible inheritances that accompany the inheritance of wealth?
    • What is behavioral capital, and why do we inherit this long before we inherit financial capital?
    • What is relational capital, and why is this a form of invisible inheritance?
    • What are some of the crucial psychological differences between earned wealth and received wealth?

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    Compliance Code: 2442-U-26233

    3 September 2026, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes 5 seconds
    Alex Edmans - The Madness of Markets

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    • If markets are as mad as Alex and Dr. Crosby suggest, why do we still see that most active managers have such a difficult time trying to beat markets?
    • When Alex tells stories about how sporting events or the weather might move the market, is there any signal there for the average investor or is he simply making a broader point about how our emotions may color the way we think about markets?
    • Alex subdivides our behaviorally biased reactions to markets into overreaction, underreaction and misreaction. What do each of these look like practically for investors?
    • Is wokeness the reason the market keeps ignoring evidence for important behavioral data, like employee satisfaction?
    • What is Alex’s take on AI and where does he think we are on the spectrum between true revolution and mania?
    • Is there a behavior that looks like discipline, but is really just bias wearing a better suit?
    • If someone was to use Alex’s upcoming book as a mirror into their own behavior, what is one practical thing that they could do to better understand themselves and do a self-audit?

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    Compliance Code: 2336-U-26223

    27 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 29 minutes 49 seconds
    Adam Cockerham - Your Money and Your Mind

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    • Does Adam believe that most people have a money problem, or a meaning problem that money simply reveals?
    • What are some signs that someone is trying to solve a meaning problem with money and what would Adam counsel them to do instead if they saw this in themselves?
    • How does Adam define financial freedom in a more nuanced way than the layman’s concept of financial freedom?
    • What is some evidence that money has moved from a servant role to a master role in someone’s life, and what would Adam have them do to right that ship?
    • Where does the scarcity mindset come from for wealthy individuals, and what does Adam think should be done about it?
    • How does Adam counsel people to make positive social comparisons when it is so easy to feel bad about ourselves in the era of social media?
    • For people looking to loosen attachment, what are the practical means by which they can bring that about?
    • How can contemplating our own mortality make us better investors and better stewards of our wealth?

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    Compliance Code: 2335-U-26223

    20 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 29 minutes 26 seconds
    Kendra Wright - The Marketing Mistakes Holding Financial Advisors Back (And How to Fix Them)

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    • What is the biggest lie advisors tell themselves about why their growth may be stagnating or slower than they might like?
    • What would Kendra say to advisors who are casting a really wide net about why they should drill down and create a more bespoke marketing funnel?
    • When Kendra is looking at an advisor’s social media channels, what are some signs that their approach is effective and what are some signs that they may be missing the mark?
    • Why is effective marketing just as much about repelling the clients you don’t want as it is about attracting the clients you do want?
    • Why is it so scary to deviate from the herd and why do otherwise smart people tend to gravitate towards what seems safe and commonplace?
    • Are there some groups that are routinely overlooked and underserved by advisors?
    • Does Kendra hear pieces of conventional wisdom, around marketing, passed around the advisory community that make her cringe?
    • What’s the difference between social marketing that might appeal to vanity metrics, like follows, versus the kind that’s driving real revenue?
    • What’s the relationship and what’s the tension between strategy and tactics?
    • In their marketing efforts, how can advisors appeal to this behavior layer of making people feel safe and let them get to know them?
    • For advisors just getting started, what’s the first step for them to build a successful firm and a successful life?

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    Compliance Code: 2268-U-26215

    13 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 30 minutes 42 seconds
    Christopher Norton - Financial Advisor Marketing: How to Build an Authentic Brand That Attracts the Right Clients

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    • What does the financial services industry get wrong about the role marketing and sales should play in an organization? How does Potomac approach marketing differently than other firms?
    • If Christopher had to distill his marketing ethos down to 2-3 principles, what would those be?
    • Why does Christopher believe that it is just as important to repel people as it is to attract them with your brand? Why is this brand authenticity so important?
    • How can you turn your personal passions into a compelling story and draw for your brand?
    • What is the real reason so many advisors shy away from content creation? The ostensible answer is that they are too busy, but is there often a deeper reason?
    • How would Christopher encourage brands to be authentic, but to do so in a way that appears natural and not too overt or forced?
    • If an advisor has very little brand recognition and wants to change this, what are one or two things that they can do and one or two things that they should ignore while trying to grow their brand?

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    Compliance Code: 2085-U-26196

    6 August 2026, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes 35 seconds
    Dr. Christine Whelan - Dr. Christine Whelan - Finding Your Purpose: What Actually Leads to a Meaningful Life?

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    • Why does Dr. Whelan think that purpose is something we build rather than something we discover? Also why, as a culture, do we view purpose more like an epiphany rather than something we actively construct?
    • How are happiness and purpose distinguished and how should we optimize for one or the other? How did Plato’s philosophy separate the two and did he believe they were mutually exclusive on some level?
    • Does Dr. Whelan think that we, as a society, over optimize for short-term, hedonic happiness and don’t focus enough on long-term eudemonic flourishing?
    • How can we better recognize the purposeful things we are already doing in our lives? Why is taking a moment to acknowledge this so powerful?
    • How do we keep this from becoming just another item on an already too full to-do list, another weight on our backs or another form of perfectionism?
    • On the one hand, we know that service and living for others can bolster our purpose, but we also know this can be overextended at the expense of ourselves. How does Dr. Whelan propose that we better balance these two facets of purpose?
    • When our values seem to be at odds with each other, how should we ascertain which values we should be prioritizing?
    • Is there anything about happiness and living with purpose that Dr. Whelan has had a 180 on since dedicating herself so deeply to this research?

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    Compliance Code: 2081-U-26196

    30 July 2026, 4:00 am
  • 31 minutes 55 seconds
    Jamie Bosse - Investing for Tweens

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    • Why do tweens seem to fall between the cracks, in terms of products, advice and services aimed at them, and why did Jamie focus on this niche demographic for her new book?
    • From a developmental perspective, what should parents and caregivers understand about how 10-14 year olds think, learn and make decisions?
    • When thinking about jobs for teenagers, how should parents think about jobs that build work ethic and resilience versus higher paying jobs that might more effectively prepare them for the future?
    • When you’re teaching your tweens about saving, investing and working, how should you incorporate education around gratitude and avoiding entitlement?
    • Tweens are growing up with digital payments, investing apps, crypto, TikTok influencers etc - how does this change the parents’ responsibility and the way they should teach about financial literacy?
    • How can we, as parents, examine our own money scripts before we start teaching the next generation?
    • What mistakes does Jamie see parents making, when it comes to teaching tweens about money, and what would she have them do differently?
    • If there’s one positive thing that every parent listening to this could implement to help their tween build a healthy relationship with money, what should that be?

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    Compliance Code: 2007-U-26188

    23 July 2026, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes 26 seconds
    Cullen Roche - Your Perfect Portfolio: Stop Chasing Returns and Start Building Better Portfolios

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    • Why does Cullen argue in his new book that there is no perfect portfolio and argues that we should be worrying more about process?
    • How do we begin to move our clientele from this search for a silver bullet to start thinking about their portfolios in a more systematic, bespoke way?
    • Why does Cullen believe that advisors should match assets to future liabilities rather than just chasing returns? From a behavioral perspective, why is this shift hard for investors to internalize at times?
    • Do most “diversified portfolios” fail Cullen’s test of diversification?
    • If a listener adopted Cullen’s investing framework, what would they likely do differently during a period of market stress compared to an average investor?

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    Compliance Code: 2000-U-26188

    16 July 2026, 4:00 am
  • 35 minutes 22 seconds
    Derrick Kinney - Money Mindset, Building Wealth & The Good Money Revolution

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    • Why did Derrick Kinney leave behind his career as a financial advisor to become an author and public speaker?
    • What does Derrick think money reveals about people that we may be slow to admit?
    • How does Derrick suggest people get started with philanthropy if they’ve been hesitant for whatever reason?
    • As people try to reorient their relationship with money, what are some rain clouds or obstacles they might run into and how can they better prepare for these?
    • What is a belief about money that’s ostensibly responsible but that might lead us away from self-actualization and generosity?

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    Compliance Code: 1952-U-26181

    9 July 2026, 4:00 am
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