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Episode #69 Growth Through Books and Financial Advisor Target Markets with Michael Budnick

July 24, 2024Education, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Prospecting, Speaking, Top AdvisorsAdvocates, Books, Budnick Wealth Management, Client Acquisition, Client Experience & Loyalty, Client Relationships, COI's, College Tuition Advising, Communicating Your Value, Creating Advocates, Credibility, Financial Advisor, Leadership, Life Balance, LinkedIn, Marketing, Michael Budnick, Nurses, Philanthropy, Podcast, Practice Management, Prospecting, Referrals & Introductions, Retirement Planning, Social Media, Target Market, Target Marketing, The Prosperous Nurse, Top Advisortopadvisorpodcast

When it comes to financial advisor target markets, one proven strategy to create extraordinary success in your business is to be crystal clear and laser focused on your Right-Fit Clients™.

That’s exactly what our guest has done to build his successful advisory practice.

And one tool he uses to demonstrate his focus, credibility, and wisdom is a book – a book written specifically for his target market.

Michael Budnick, International Bestselling Author and Holistic Financial Planner, exemplifies this approach, targeting a specific demographic with tailored services and thought leadership.

In this episode, Michael shares his unique story and lessons learned in building his business. He demonstrates the importance and value of focusing on a specific target market, and the role of his books in attracting new clients.

Bill & Michael Discuss:

Michael’s transition from corporate work to establishing Budnick Wealth Management, specializing in retirement planning and college tuition advising
The creation of his books, including The Prosperous Nurse, and how they serve as tools for credibility and client acquisition.
His strategic focus on nurses as a target market due to their caring nature and the practical business opportunities they present.
The benefits of having a clear financial advisor target market, such as becoming an opinion leader and creating more effective client communication.
The various methods he uses to promote his books and attract new clients, including LinkedIn campaigns, book signings, and leveraging client advocates.
…And more!

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About Michael Budnick:

Michael Budnick is a holistic fiduciary investment adviser with Royal Fund Management. Michael has specialized in investment and retirement planning for over 25 years. His mission is to help his clients define how they want to live their retirement, and then help them realize those goals by creating a retirement strategy that is unique to them.

Previously, Michael served as Vice President for Great-West Retirement Plan Services, at that time a $41.5 billion institution. Michael managed and supervised all the company’s account executives and administrative staff in his Houston, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City offices. His leadership brought about an expansion of $1.2 billion of new assets under management for the firm. As a result, a new 16th region was created to better serve the expanded client base. These new clients included the Cities of Houston and Austin and the State of Oklahoma. As VP, Michael was responsible for the high-level management of $2.2 billion in assets and 55,000 plan participants.

In addition to helping people plan for retirement, Michael also focuses on preparing for the costs of college. As the founder of College Tuition Advisors, Michael works with students and parents to create a strategic plan for paying for college without jeopardizing their future. His goal is to ensure that every family can provide higher education for their children without endangering their finances or future retirement goals.

Michael holds life and health insurance licenses in Texas and California and has passed the Series 65 securities exam. He also has been a College Financial Planner for over 10 years and a licensed real estate agent.

Michael enjoyed a wide range of exciting hobbies, including hiking, roller and ice skating, snow and water skiing, football, horseback riding, mountain biking, and travel. These adventures are all being put on hold for the next few years, as Michael’s free time has been fully absorbed in learning a completely new set of skills: that of being a parent, with his partner Andrea, of their wonderful baby girl, Sarah Michele, born January 14th, 2019.

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Episode #65 Beyond Financial Planning: Integrating Life Coaching into Your Practice with Abbey Henderson, CFP®️ RLP®️ CPCC®️ CAP®️ AEP®️

May 22, 2024Education, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Prospecting, Speaking, Top Advisors#Coaching, Authentic Wealth, Behavioral Changes, Carson Group, Client Events, Client Experience & Loyalty, COI's, Communicating Your Value, Creating Advocates, Estate Planning, Financial Advisors, Financial Planning, Five Lever Friday, Holistic Approach, Investment Management, Leadership, Life Balance, Marketing, Neuroscience, Newsletter, Philanthropy, Podcast, Practice Management, Prospecting, ProudMouth, Referrals & Introductions, Retirement Planning, RIA, Risk Management, Social Media, Target Marketing, Tax Planning, Top Advisor, Weekly NewsletterTop Advisor Podcast

It is my sincere hope that you are not attempting to do financial planning without gaining the full context of your clients.

Our guest on this next episode of Top Advisor Podcast, Abbey Henderson, has coined the phrase, “Authentic Wealth.”

In a nutshell, Authentic Wealth is bigger than just financial accumulation and management. It recognizes the interconnectedness of all aspects of life. It is created when your five key resources (Finances, Mindset, Relationships, Health, and Time) are aligned with your values and your vision. These resources are used to achieve the impact you want to have on yourself, your family, your community and the world.

Everyone – advisors and their clients – should consider embracing and using this concept of Authentic Wealth.

In this episode, Referral Coach Bill Cates interviews Abbey Henderson, CFP®, CEO, Wealth Advisor & Coach, Abaris Financial Group. Abbey explains her holistic approach to financial planning that integrates life coaching.

Discover the success behind Abbey’s “Five Lever Friday” newsletter, offering weekly insights into improving various aspects of life. They also explore the role of podcasting in building authentic connections with Abbey’s audience, serving as a powerful referral tool.

Bill and Abbey discuss:

Abbey’s model of Authentic Wealth
How Abbey’s holistic approach has made her more referable and helped her accelerate the growth of her business.
Her decision to become a Certified Life Planner and Certified Life Coach and how it has added results-producing depth to her financial planning.
Common limiting beliefs and mistaken assumptions around money and how she helps clients overcome their ability to sabotage results.
Her decision to start a podcast, the initial hesitations, and the role of ProudMouth in helping her launch the podcast.
How podcasting serves as a tool to create more referrals, while helping build trust and credibility with clients/prospects – even before the first meeting.
…And more!

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About Abbey Henderson:Abbey Henderson, CFP®️ RLP®️ CPCC®️ CAP®️ AEP®️ is the CEO, Wealth Advisor & Coach of Abaris Financial Group LLC. She strives to help her clients live their best lives. To figure out what lights them up, how they will feel most fulfilled, and leave a legacy they are proud of. Matching resources to dreams is her specialty. In 2001, she decided it was time to follow her dream of being an entrepreneur and Abaris Financial Group was born. They’ve since grown from Abbey alone in a small office to a six-person staff with over 175 clients.

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Episode #60 The Biggest Mistake Clients & Advisors Make in Life Expectancy Planning with Mark Pace, CLU, RHU, ChFC

March 13, 2024Education, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Prospecting, Speaking, Top AdvisorsAssets Under Management, Belief-Modifying Tools, Bill Cates, Careers, Case Studies, Engaged Clients, Financial Advisors, Financial Planners, Health, Life Expectancy, Longevity Planning, Mark Pace, Mindset Tools, Podcast, Real-World Data, Referrals, Relationships, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Social and Economic Issues, Super Centenarians, Top Advisor, Trust, Vital Line System, Vital Longevity Institute, Wealthtopadvisorpodcast

According to actuaries, you and your clients are underestimating how long you are going to live.

Therefore, most people don’t plan properly, and most financial advisors aren’t even aware of this.

This interview with Marc Pace – Founder of the Vital Longevity Institute – has two parts:

Part 1 – Why most people (advisors included) underestimate their life expectancy, and how you can use this new awareness to better serve your clients.
Part 2 – How you can use this new knowledge to grow your business.

Mark and Bill discuss:

The history of the origins of retirement and what that means to you and your clients.
A story of a nine-year-old running the wrong race serves as a metaphor for how most people have the wrong goals and expectations in life (and financial planning).
The unique traits and habits of individuals who live to be 105 years or older.
How the act of seeking and striving, as well as a sense of purpose, can extend the years of your life and the life of your years.
The adjustments you’ll want to make in how you approach planning.
The Vital Line program for financial planners, which includes coaching and consulting services to help them change their perception of aging.
CASE STUDY: How belief-modifying techniques, like the “Possibilities Explosion” tool, significantly boosted a financial advisor’s seminar success.
…And more!

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About Mark Pace:

As founder of The Vital Longevity Institute and creator of the Vitalign System and the Complete Wealth Planning System, Mark Pace has exposed once and for all the deeply held yet false and ruinous beliefs holding everyone back. Spoiler alert: these false beliefs are the cause of practically every type of suffering in our society.

Mark has been delivering quantum change dynamics that, for the first time in history, counteract the cultural forces preventing people from living their perfect life, the one they deserve, the one they were meant for. He teaches a simple, powerful, proven, and immediately effective daily process for making rapid, permanent, positive changes. And, he inspires people to reset their life clocks so that their future will always be bigger, better, and brighter than their past… no matter how long they live!

Mark’s work is based on 40-plus years of entrepreneurial success, 20 years of research, and over three years of field testing.

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