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Serial entrepreneur Anthony Zhang launched his latest venture, Vinovest, a fintech for fine wine investing, in 2020, just before the pandemic took hold. The stock market soon fell 30%, but Anthony claims the wine market did not follow this trajectory. It was on its own path. Two years later, Vinovest has more than 10,000 investors …

Why do we make the decisions we do when it comes to money? In today’s episode of Carson Group and PIMCO‘s Retirement Income Series, behavioral economist Dr. Richard H. Thaler takes listeners on a journey through the psychology of decision-making. Winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Richard is also co-author of the …

What philosophy guides your clients’ retirement income planning? In today’s episode of Carson Group and PIMCO‘s Retirement Income Series, Christine Benz, Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance, explains the key strategies in retirement income planning and how advisors can educate their clients about the different approaches. A highly respected expert in the retirement income space, Christine …

In today’s episode of Carson Group and PIMCO‘s Retirement Income Series, Dr. Wade Pfau dives into the 4% rule and other retirement planning strategies. Wade is the founder of Retirement Researcher, a retirement-focused firm that uses modern and sound academic research to help clients build a retirement plan. He is also the RICP®️ Program Director …

For many years, I worked with Jamie Hopkins, Managing Partner, Wealth Solutions, here at Carson Group, at the American College of Financial Services. He then recruited me to work with him again here. He also recruited two other former colleagues. Hopkins is masterful at keeping an eye out for people who have the skill set …

In today’s episode of Carson Group and PIMCO‘s Retirement Income Series, Bonnie Treichel talks about what she does to help people be empowered with the financial knowledge to save. Bonnie is the founder and Chief Solutions Officer of Endeavor Retirement, where she counsels retirement plan advisors on governance and how to run compliant retirement plans. …

Welcome to Carson Group’s and PIMCO‘s Retirement Income Series. In today’s episode, retirement expert and The American College of Financial Services Wealth Management Professor Michael Finke shares an economist’s perspective on retirement income planning. In addition to his role in the classroom, Michael also serves as Director for the Granum Center for Financial Security and …

To help financial advisors address current market volatility and assist clients to enjoy the retirement they want, Carson Group partnered with investment management firm PIMCO to produce this Retirement Income Series. We tapped Dana Anspach, founder and CEO of Sensible Money, to kick off the series by sharing her significant insights and expertise. Recognized as …

How do you differentiate yourself as a financial advisor? For Carson Coaching‘s Greg Opitz, it comes down to understanding and communicating your greater purpose: to help people. By embracing purpose, advisors can differentiate their planning process and build their brand. This will build excitement and engagement among team members and confidence among clients. Greg has …

With many years spent coaching financial advisors comes plenty of conversations around growth. In fact, most of the time, “growth” is the primary focus of any coach/advisor engagement, as it should be. It’s what gets advisors excited and keeps coaches challenged. In these conversations earlier in my coaching role, I often concentrated solely on strategies …

Events are a fantastic way to share your expertise and grow your client base, yet during the pandemic, they underwent drastic changes as everything moved to the virtual environment. Now as we begin to emerge from COVID isolation and feel more comfortable interacting in groups, meetings are back on the schedule. In this episode, Jamie …