In Segment II of the 27th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2021 Elite Advisor Lisa Tursi, AIF, CRES, Lincoln Investment. They discuss Tursi’s businesss model and working with clients who are from different generations.

Lisa Tursi on Business Model and Intergenerational Work

ESG is often thought of in the same framing as socially responsible investing, or SRI.  While there are some potential overlaps in focus, ESG is different - and arguably very different.  In this episode we'll explore some of those differences, and the difference they make in considering investments.  Beyond that, ESG funds/approach can differ widely as well - and we'll discuss what those differences are, and why they matter.

Vontobel Asset Management Turning Stones Podcast - Episode 1

A brief description of Vontobel Asset Management, and its focus.

Who is Vontobel

ESG is a broad, sweeping construct, and in its most comprehensive form touches on a wide variety of elements essential to corporate governance, sustainability, and returns.  But there are skeptics, if not to the efficacy of the focus, to its impact on portfolios.  While individuals come to this understanding in many different ways, and from many different perspectives, in this episode we explore one path to a realization of what this focus means in the real world of investing.

Episode 2:  A Skeptic's ESG Journey

Vontobel Asset Management - Episode #4 - Turning Stones

Vontobel Asset Management - Scoring ESG Alternatives

Investment management 101 tells us not to put all our eggs in one basket.  Why should our approach to management and board composition be any different?

Episode 03 - Demystifying Diversification

A recent blog post from the Council of Economic Advisors went straight at fixed indexed annuities, pegging them as a problematic financial product for various reasons. The American Retirement Association’s CEO Brian Graff and President-Elect Jeffrey Acheson responded with a  high-profile op-ed that strongly defended the product and the companies that produce them.
 
Graff recently hosted Tim Hauser, COO of the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), on an episode of the D.C. Pension Geeks podcast to discuss the Retirement Security Rule. Graff asked Hauser about the Council’s post and his feelings on the topic. Here’s what he had to say.

Defending Fixed Indexed Annuities from Unfair Attacks: Graff and Hauser Discuss

The latest iteration of the fiduciary rule is out and making waves. What the Retirement Security Rule is, what it says and what it does is dominating industry discussion, so American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff went directly to the source, speaking with EBSA COO Tim Hauser about its intent and implications.

The two fiduciary ‘veterans’ sit down for a (very) comprehensive discussion of the primary reasons EBSA thought it necessary to update the regulatory definition of investment advice and its goals and objectives.

In the following clip, they discuss uniformity across all retirement products with consideration to the advisor and firm fiduciary status, and how more financial professionals will be subject to the rule.

The Expanding Fiduciary Universe: Exclusive Clip of the DOL’s Tim Hauser

The latest iteration of the fiduciary rule is out and making waves. What the Retirement Security Rule is, what it says and what it does is dominating industry discussion, so American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff went directly to the source, speaking with EBSA COO Tim Hauser about its intent and implications.

The two fiduciary ‘veterans’ sit down for a (very) comprehensive discussion of the primary reasons EBSA thought it necessary to update the regulatory definition of investment advice and its goals and objectives.

In the following clip, they discuss three ("or") circumstances in which an advisor/agent will be determined a fiduciary.

3 Circumstances in Which an Advisor is a Fiduciary: Exclusive Clip of the DOL’s Tim Hauser

The latest iteration of the fiduciary rule is out and making waves. What the Retirement Security Rule is, what it says and what it does is dominating industry discussion, so American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff went directly to the source, speaking with EBSA COO Tim Hauser about its intent and implications.

The two fiduciary ‘veterans’ sit down for a (very) comprehensive discussion of the primary reasons EBSA thought it necessary to update the regulatory definition of investment advice and its goals and objectives.

What are the plan sponsors of obligations to educate plan participants about certain items, for example, the availability retirement income distribution options? Graff and Hauser clue us in.

What are Plan Sponsors Obligation with Retirement Income Distribution Options?

The latest iteration of the fiduciary rule is out and making waves. What the Retirement Security Rule is, what it says and what it does is dominating industry discussion, so American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff went directly to the source, speaking with EBSA COO Tim Hauser about its intent and implications.

The two fiduciary ‘veterans’ sit down for a (very) comprehensive discussion of the primary reasons EBSA thought it necessary to update the regulatory definition of investment advice and its goals and objectives.

Broker-dealers, insurance firms and other financial institutions will need to put "policies and procedures" in place in order to be able to seek and receive corrections to ERISA-based fiduciary violations. As always, it boils down to document, document, document. Graff and Hauser discuss.

The Power of ‘Policies and Procedures: Exclusive Clip of the DOL’s Tim Hauser

NTSA EAC Podcast 2: Kris Coffey and Randy Aranowitz

NTSA EAC Inaugural Podcast

NTSA EAC Podcast 3, Segment 1: Introduction of Kent Schutte and Josh Decker, Defining their Business

NTSA EAC Podcast 3, Segment 3: Serv. Philosophy, Client Comms, Marketing and Practice Mgmnt. Ideas

In Part I of the 6th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, Past NTSA President Randy Aranowitz interviews Jody Detillier, CEO of Detillier Financial Advisors and 2015 NTSA Elite Advisor. Detillier provides a look at his background and an overview of his business.

NTSA EAC Podcast 6, Segment 1: With Jody Detillier

In Part II of the 9th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews Jill Snyder; she discusses her clients and her approach to serving them and her efforts to be a mentor.

NTSA EAC Podcast 9, Segment 2: Jill Snyder - Client Profile Mentoring

In Segment II of the 15th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz and 2020 Elite Advisor David Wolfe, CRES, of Educators Financial Services Advisors, discuss Wolfe’s business model and marketing leads.

David Wolfe’s Business Model

In Segment III of the 15th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz and 2020 Elite Advisor David Wolfe, CRES, of Educators Financial Services Advisors, discuss volunteerism and what the NTSA means to Wolfe.

WOWcast: Volunteerism and What the NTSA Means to David Wolfe

In a special NTSA WOWcast, NTSA Past President and 2014 Elite Advisor Randy Aranowitz interviews Ed Forst, President and CEO of Lincoln Investment Planning. They discuss the NTSA Bob D. Schiller Award.

WOWcast: Ed Forst on the Bob D. Schiller Award

In Segment I of the 18th Series of the NTSA WOWcasts, NTSA Past President Randy Aranowitz interviews 2018 Elite Advisor Christina Winters, founder, CEO and President of Creating and Managing Wealth, LLC. They discuss her business background and she provides an overview regarding her firm.

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