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Best Practices Blog

Swift Chat: Live from the 2022 MarketCounsel Summit

12/27/2022

 
In this special Swift Chat podcast episode, Marie Swift interviews a range of guests from the 2022 MarketCounsel Summit held at the Four Seasons Las Vegas December 5-8, 2022. While the audio clips have been stitched together to create one full podcast episode, the video interviews are available as single clips on a Vimeo Showcase. Links to both the audio and the video clips are below.

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Swift Chat with James Lange: Know the Game You're Playing

11/23/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications Inc. speaks with James Lange of Lange Financial Group, LLC about how to cut through the noise of an endless stream of marketing campaigns. Companies like yours may think they're playing baseball, but customers and clients are actually playing dodgeball.

The two discuss how Lange's own experiences inspired him to move into the niche of financial advice for parents of special-needs children, the best ways to connect with potential clients, and the overlooked value of paper mail. 

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Swift Chat: FPA Kansas City Compilation Episode with Michael Kitces, Micha Baxley, and More (August and September 2022 Events)

10/31/2022

 
In this Swift Chat compilation episode from the FPA Kansas City Symposium from August 2022 and the FPA Kansas City chapter meeting in September 2022, host Marie Swift, CEO of Impact Communications, interviews a range of guests about their experiences at the events including:

- Micha Baxley, Vice President of Business Development of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
- Mike Flinn, Vice President of National Sales with BOK Financial - Advisor Trust Services
- Brian Willet, CEO of Advisor Game Plan LLC
- Michael Kitces, Head of Planning Strategy for Buckingham Wealth Partners
- Colin Swift, Digital Media Production and Relationship Manager at Impact Communications, Inc.
- Jonny Swift, Vice President and Director of Social/Digital Strategy for Impact Communications, Inc.

Learn more about the FPA Kansas City chapter events here.

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Swift Chat with Blain Wease: Provincial Development Group, LLC

9/22/2022

 
In this Swift Chat, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Blain Wease, President of Provincial Development Group, LLC, about what makes Provincial different in their approach to helping wealth management firms implement solutions. Working with RIAs and Broker/Dealers, Blain shares how Provincial's comprehensive system improves the health of the firm. ​They discuss leadership, key metrics and insights on meeting goals by optimizing opportunity.

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Swift Chat with Rich Cancro: Thinking About the Future of Your Business

9/12/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, recorded live while at the T3 Conference in May 2022, Marie Swift of Impact Communications speaks with Rich Cancro, Co-Founder and CEO of AdvisorEngine. 

The two discuss what makes the T3 Conference so unique as well as Cancro's T3 presentation on questions that an advisor should be thinking about for the future of their business and how to deliver a service to clients of which they're really proud.

They also take a look at the first issue of AdvisorEngine's new publication called Action! magazine and Marie gets the inside scoop on what to expect at AdvisorEngine's annual >drive Conference, which ultimately happened the week after T3 in Austin.​

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Swift Chat: Imposter Syndrome and How to Handle Misplaced Perceptions Related to Age, Gender and Roles

8/30/2022

 
Marie Swift interviews a variety of guests live at the InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit held this summer in Denver. Marie and the guests discussed Imposter Syndrome and if they had been misidentified in their careers due to some sort of age and/or gender bias. Some shared how at times they might not truly deserve to be in their positions, when they were actually well qualified and successful in their roles. They discuss the ways they have positioned themselves as they have grown in the industry. They touch on mentorship and bringing up the next generation of women in the profession.

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Swift Chat with Craig Iskowitz: FinTech's Rapid Evolution and the Ezra Group WealthTech Integration Score

8/10/2022

 
In this Swift Chat, Marie Swift of Impact Communications speaks with Craig Iskowitz, Founder and CEO of Ezra Group, a boutique strategy consulting and research firm. The two discuss the new Ezra Group WealthTech Integration Score, a unique score for FinTech vendors to help thos in the financial services realm and wealth management business build better integrated tech stacks. Craig dives into how the score is determined and what that means for FinTech vendors as well as those in the profession who may be deciding how to select and use various applications. 

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Swift Chat with Mitch Martin: Achievement-Based Planning at the Crossroads of Fame and Fortune

7/30/2022

 
In this Swift Chat episode, Marie Swift speaks with Mitch Martin, founder and CEO of Stonebridge Wealth Management, about his work specializing in financial planning for clients in the arts, entertainment and sports industries. The two discuss his passion to give people who have acquired wealth suddenly a person they can trust to give sound advice, his focus on achievement-based planning, and aligning a client's investments with their values.
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Learn more about Stonebridge Wealth Management at www.StonebridgeAdvisers.com

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Swift Chat with Reese Harper: Don't Call it Financial Planning

7/25/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift speaks with Reese Harper CFP®, founder of Dentist Advisors and CEO of Elements. The two discuss how Harper built both Dentist Advisors and Elements, the importance of taking user psychology into account when building software functionality, and what goes into creating a sustainable financial planning practice for the next generations of clients.
 
To learn more about Reese and his podcasts, presentations, and consulting services, connect with him on LinkedIn:
Linkedin.com/in/ReeseHarper/.  You can learn more about Elements at GetElements.com.

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Swift Chat Compilation Episode from the 2022 Morningstar Investment Conference

7/3/2022

 
In this special edition of Swift Chats recorded live at the 2022 Morningstar Investment Conference, Jonny Swift interviews a range of guests, live from the Social/Digital Hub. The episode features:

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Swift Chat Compilation Episode from the 2022 T3 Technology Tools for Today Conference

6/5/2022

 
In this special edition of Swift Chats recorded at the T3 2022 Conference, Marie Swift and Jonny Swift interview a range of guests from their booth in Podcast Alley at the event. The interviews features:

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Swift Chat with Carl Richards: Navigating a Changing Environment

5/17/2022

 
In this Swift Chat conversation, Marie Swift speaks with Carl Richards CFP® of the Society of Advice and creator of The Behavior Gap at the Jolt! Conference about the difficulties and opportunities of living in volatile times. The two industry insiders and strategy consultants discuss the vulnerability underlying advisors' marketing decisions and navigating change beyond the financial plan.

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Swift Chat with Nitin Seth at T3: Winning in the Digital Age

5/11/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation -- recorded live at the T3 Technology Tools for Today conference in Texas on May 3, 2022 -- Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Nitin Seth, CEO of Incedo, Inc., a digital transformation company. Nitin talks about the seven building blocks of successful digital transformation and winning in the digital age.

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Swift Chat with Bill Cates: Transforming Referrals into New Clients

4/12/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift speaks with Bill Cates, President of Referral Coach International and founder of the Cates Academy for Relationship Marketing about his new book Beyond Referrals, which gives advisors the tools they need to transform introductions into new clients.

The two discuss converting referrals into engaged introductions, why people make referrals, how to form business friendships, and shed more light onto what type of client relationships lead to introductions.

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Swift Chat with John Mackowiak and Dirk Pearson: Advyzon's Quantum Rebalancing Tool

4/11/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications speaks with John Mackowiak, Chief Business Development Officer, and Dirk Pearson, Chief Product Officer at Advyzon, a comprehensive technology platform and portfolio management solution for financial advisors and investment managers that includes portfolio management, customizable performance reporting, trading and rebalancing, client web portals, client relationship management (CRM), client billing, and document storage. Advyzon helps advisors streamline their operations so they can focus on growing their business.

The trio discusses the growth of the company, Advyzon's new Quantum Rebalancing tool, and a few teasers of upcoming features Advyzon is working on.​

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Swift Chat with Travis Parry: Achieving Balance In Life and Work

3/24/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Travis Parry, a speaker, coach and author who has a Masters degree in Psychology and a Doctorate in Family and Human Development. Travis focuses on helping people achieve balance in their life. The two discuss what led Travis into this field and how he helps advisors reach their personal and professional goals.

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Swift Chat with Jake Wagner: How Smart Advisors and Financial Services Firms are Adjusting their Marketing Sails in 2022

2/3/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Jake Wagner, Founder of Digital Marketing 4FP, which offers creative marketing and fractional CMO services to fiduciary advisors and larger organizations that support independent advisors. The two talk about, what else, marketing and how smart advisors are adjusting their business growth sails in 2022. 

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Swift Chat with Brad Swineheart: Lead Generation Using White Glove Workshops

1/25/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Brad Swineheart, SVP of Business Development at White Glove, a marketing company that helps advisors succeed via educational workshops, marketing content, and social media. The two discuss White Glove’s unique approach to lead generation. ​Brad dives into how White Glove matches advisors with pre-determined workshop topics guaranteed to bring in the ideal type of clients. White Glove’s approach of handling all the heavy lifting allows the advisor to focus on what they're good at, educating prospects on financial topics and generating leads.

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Swift Chat with Alex Cavalieri: Marketing Systematically to a Niche

1/4/2022

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Alex Cavalieri, Co-Founder of Seven Group, a "hybrid marketing platform" that gives financial advisors insights and tools they need to market their brand more effectively, create deeper client relationships, and reach new audiences. The two talk about the importance of having a niche, finding and marketing to ideal clients, and how Seven Group's hybrid platform can help advisors through the whole marketing process.  Seven Group's strategic guidance, marketing technology, and content library is a perfect complement to Impact Communications' custom content creation, PR and credibility marketing solutions.

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Swift Chat with Phil Walker: Reducing Portfolio Risk in Retirement

12/9/2021

 
​In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Phil Walker, who is with the Retirement Strategies Division at Finance of America - Reverse. The two talk about how financial advisors can reduce portfolio risk for their clients who need consistent income streams during retirement - especially during down markets - by tapping alternative sources of income (in this case, tapping their home equity via a reverse mortgage). 

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Swift Chat with Haleh Moddasser: Women, Wealth and Social Change

11/23/2021

 
In this Swift Chat video / podcast conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. speaks with Haleh Moddasser of Stearns Financial Group. The two talk about Haleh's new podcast "Women On Top with Haleh Moddasser," Haleh's two books (one on gray divorce and one on ESG investing), and how Haleh sees the role of women in creating social change through the power of the purse and their investment decisions.

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Swift Chat: Marketing Trends for Financial Advisors Who Want to Stand Out with Angel Gonzalez and Jonny Swift

8/24/2021

 
In this Swift Chat video interview, Jonny Swift of Impact Communications speaks with Angel Gonzalez, Chief Marketing Office and Co-Founder of Snappy Kraken, a marketing automation and growth platform for financial services professionals. You will learn about what's working for advisors today when it comes to digital marketing and what trends we are seeing on the horizon for advisors who want to stand out.

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How Client Feedback Tools Can Empower Financial Advisors: A Conversation with NEXA Insights' Chris Manker

8/17/2021

 
​In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc., speaks with Chris Manker of NEXA Insights, LLC. 

How can financial advisors and their firms use client feedback to empower their people, inform their marketing strategy, improve client communications, solidify client relationships, uncover potential referrals and business growth opportunities while also identifying "clients at risk"?

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Digital Marketing for Financial Advisors with Claire Akin and Marie Swift

8/1/2021

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc. (Impact), speaks with Claire Akin of Indigo Marketing Agency (Indigo). While Impact and Indigo both offer content creation and social media / digital marketing solutions for independent financial advisors, the firms have different strengths and philosophies -- in fact, Impact and Indigo may even cross-refer depending on their initial assessment with the advisory firm. See if you can spot the differences in this fun and interesting conversation.

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Swift Chat with Ariel Acuna, Creator of The Aqueduct Strategy

6/29/2021

 
In this Swift Chat video conversation, Marie Swift of Impact Communications, Inc., speaks with Ariel Acuna, creator of The Aqueduct Strategy. This top-performing investment strategy is available to RIAs on the Fidelity Separate Account Network.
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Ariel, who has worked with his own clientele as a financial advisor for nearly 30 years, created The Aqueduct Strategy -- which has, according to the Informa Zephyr data available via the Fidelity Separate Account Network, outperformed the past 10 years.

RIAs on the Fidelity platform can access The Aqueduct Strategy data by logging in here: www.TinyURL.com/AqueductStrategybyLTGCapital

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