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• What is “manufactured desire” and what sinister role does it often play in contemporary life?
• Why is our tendency to let others’ influence our decisions a dramatic outlier from much of the Animal Kingdom?
• What is French Theorist René Girard’s Mimetic Theory and why can understanding it help inform the ways in which we make important decisions?
• Luke Burgis, one of Girard’s disciples, categorizes desires as either thin or thick. What distinguishes the two types of desire and why is this delineation so important?
• What are a series of questions you can ask yourself to parse whether the desire in question is thin or thick?

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• The Soul of Wealth
• Orion’s Market Volatility Portal

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• What transpired in the apocryphal conversation between JFK and a NASA janitor and what can we learn from this?
• Why is finding meaning in the mundane such an important part of living a fulfilled life?
• Why is chasing intrinsic fulfillment often much more fruitful than chasing monetary gain or career advancement?
• What psychological benefits accrue as a result of seeing your job as a calling rather than a simple means to and end?
• What is Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski’s idea of “job crafting?”
• What is “minimization,” as a psychological principle, and why is it so detrimental?

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• The Soul of Wealth
• Orion’s Market Volatility Portal

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• Meet Dr. Daniel Crosby
• Check Out All of Orion’s Podcasts
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Compliance Code: 2089-U-25216

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• What is Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If –” about and what can it teach us about remaining poised in the face of chaos?
• What are some qualities of the investors who fare best in turbulent markets?
• What roles does EQ (Emotional Intelligence) play in investment decision making?
• What are some practical steps for remaining calm in a churning world?
• Why is “sleeping on it” such powerful advice when it comes to investment decision making?
• How can we anchor to non-financial metrics to regain a measure of control during market downturns?

Links

• The Soul of Wealth
• Orion’s Market Volatility Portal

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• Meet Dr. Daniel Crosby
• Check Out All of Orion’s Podcasts
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Compliance Code: 1048-U-25099

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• What insight did Joe have that prompted him to start applying Behavioral Finance in practical ways while much of the industry was focused elsewhere?
• Why are so many firms relying on the old-fashioned educational approach when building client-centric tools and technology seems to be the way forward?
• What is an example of a compelling promise a wealth management firm could make to their clients?
• Is it time for those who entered the business because they love picking stocks and crunching numbers to roll off, re-educate or learn new skills? Also, what can we do to attract the next generation of talent?
• When Joe looks at the RIAs he’d want to invest in vs. those he would pass on, what are the defining differences between them?
• How can Joe separate the wheat from the chaff during their vetting process?

Links

• Joe Duran on LinkedIn
• Rise Growth Partners
• Joe Duran on Twitter

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• Meet Dr. Daniel Crosby
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Compliance Code: 3066-OAS-11/27/2024

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• What does Dimensional see about the future of the industry that encouraged them to launch something like ‘Life Invested.’
• Why does a “human first” investment model have the power to endure in a way that other investment models, such as those centered around sales, have not?
• How can we give the “human first” approach more definitional clarity for those who are new to the concept?
• What would Breanna say to those advisors who are nervous they are going to open a “Pandora’s Box of emotion” when they become more vulnerable with their clients?
• As someone who does a lot of self-reflection, what advice does Breanna have for advisors who want to use the things that we are discussing today as a window onto self-improvement?

Links

• Connect With Bre on LinkedIn
• Watch Tune Out the Noise ~ Code: MARKETSWORK
• Work with Dimensional
• You Know More about Investing Than You Think

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Compliance Code: 3061-OAS-11/27/2024

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• Examples of when emotional connection can play a decisive role in sales.
• How, practically, can advisors shift their focus a bit from the technical to fostering deep, emotional connections with their clients?
• What is motivational interviewing, what is based on and what does it look like in practice?
• Where does the discovery process often go wrong and what can we do to make it go right?
• How can silence be a powerful tool in client meetings?
• How can advisors help their clients’ goals become more vivid and salient for them?
• What is EQ, or emotional intelligence, and why does it matter so much for advisors? Also, what specifically is Dr. Lynn doing with her workshops and her scorecard?
• What is one sub facet of emotional intelligence that we could all stand to work on?

Links

• Dr. Christina Lynn on LinkedIn
• Mariner Wealth Advisors

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Compliance Code: 2455-OAS-9/23/2024

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• Get a better sense of the size and scope of the racial wealth gap problem in the US.
• Should financial advisors play a role in addressing these inequalities? Also, do historical factors, such as systemic discrimination and redlining, largely to blame for the genesis of this disparity?
• What sort of systemic inequities and injustices are we up against today and what can we do to combat these?
• What cultural differences, and attitudes, towards money, risk and investing should non-black practitioners be aware of when working with black clientele?
• What can we do as an industry to win some trust back and will part of that be through education and outreach?
• Does Adam see tech as a potential equalizer or exacerbator of the racial wealth gap?
• How can we best meet each client where they are at, as individuals?

Citations

• 17 cents on the dollar
• Inheritance likelihood and magnitude
• Black wealth holdings
• 228 Years

Links

• Adam Tolliver on LinkedIn
• Adam Tolliver on Youtube
• Artisan Financial Strategies
• The Hidden Cost of Being African American
• The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America

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• Meet Dr. Daniel Crosby
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Compliance Code: 2356-OAS-9/13/2024