How Financial Advice Preferences Have Changed Across Generations (Ep. 32)

How Financial Advice Preferences Have Changed Across Generations (Ep. 32)

The way people seek financial advice and consume information has changed tremendously. Are you keeping up? In this episode of the 401(k) Marketing Podcast, Rebecca Hourihan talks about the evolution of financial advice preferences across different generations — and why an advisor’s digital presence matters more now than ever. Rebecca discusses: The generational divide in …

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Simplified Reporting and RFX Solutions with Justin Witz (Ep. 31)

Simplified Reporting and RFX Solutions with Justin Witz (Ep. 31)

Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of the retirement plan industry? In this episode of the 401(k) Marketing Podcast, Rebecca Hourihan interviews Justin Witz, co-founder of PlanTools, LLC and Catapult HQ, Inc. Justin shares his insights on where the 401(k) industry is headed and how technology can help advisors stay ahead …

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How Fiduciary Works Helps Advisors Work Smarter with Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF® (Ep. 30)

How Fiduciary Works Helps Advisors Work Smarter with Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF® (Ep. 30)

We’ve all heard it a thousand times: Work smarter, not harder. Discover how to work smarter and become a hero to your clients with FiduciaryWor(k)s. In this episode of the 401k Marketing Podcast, Rebecca Hourihan interviews Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF®, founder of FiduciaryWor(k)s and former co-founder of Greenspring Advisors. Josh discusses the challenges that advisors …

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Leveraging Social Media With Bruce Johnston (Ep. 29)

Leveraging Social Media With Bruce Johnston (Ep. 29)

Engagement, Updates and Education! Three really compelling tips for success on LinkedIn!!  How often are you active on LinkedIn? When was the last time you posted to your network?  In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan welcomes social media guru, Bruce Johnston of Two Dogs Social, to the podcast to talk about why social media has a …

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Mastering Your Money: The Importance of Financial Wellness in Today’s World with Peter Dunn aka Pete the Planner (Ep. 28)

Mastering Your Money: The Importance of Financial Wellness in Today’s World with Peter Dunn aka Pete the Planner (Ep. 28)

Financial success and failures can both boil down to one thing: financial wellness. In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan welcomes Peter Dunn a.k.a Pete the Planner® on the podcast to share with listeners the importance of financial wellness when helping clients. He explains that it’s more than just math and how sometimes, behaviors have just as …

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Artificial Intelligence Opportunities and Challenges for 401(k) Advisors (Ep. 27)

Artificial Intelligence Opportunities and Challenges for 401(k) Advisors (Ep. 27)

In recent years, you’ve probably heard about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking over different industries – but it can’t fully replace human intelligence… can it? In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan shares some of the exciting benefits and cautionary challenges of using AI-produced content. She talks about Chat GPT and how it can be a …

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The Rise of Climate-Friendly 401(k) Investment Options with Alex Wright-Gladstein (Ep. 26)

The Rise of Climate-Friendly 401(k) Investment Options with Alex Wright-Gladstein (Ep. 26)

In this episode, we speak with Alex Wright-Gladstein, the founder of Sphere, an asset management company that offers a climate-friendly mutual fund and index option for retirement plans. She shares her journey of discovering the lack of sustainable investment options in 2017 and her mission to provide a low-fee, planet-voting alternative to the traditional S&P …

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Color Coding Financial Planning to Create an Understandable Client Experience With Rob Cook (Ep. 25)

Color Coding Financial Planning to Create an Understandable Client Experience With Rob Cook (Ep. 25)

Have you ever spent time with a prospective client only to find out after you’ve sunken who knows how much time with,  that they’re not a good fit? In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan invites Rob Cook of The Elements Financial Monitoring System™ to share how their technology can help solve this very common problem faced …

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How Advisors Can Use Technology to Improve Financial Knowledge in the Workplace with Emily Koochel, Ph.D., AFC®, CFT-I™ (Ep. 24)

How Advisors Can Use Technology to Improve Financial Knowledge in the Workplace with Emily Koochel, Ph.D., AFC®, CFT-I™ (Ep. 24)

Creating financial peace of mind is a lifelong goal. As a result, finding innovative ways to talk about money in the workplace is crucial because there has been a wave of employee resignations across many industries due to financial stress.  In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan sits down with Dr. Emily Koochel, Senior Financial Planning Education …

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3 Goal Setting Strategies of 401(k) Advisors and How to Achieve Them (Ep. 23)

3 Goal Setting Strategies of 401(k) Advisors and How to Achieve Them (Ep. 23)

As we wrap up the end of 2022 and look forward to 2023, what do you hope to accomplish? Growth? Profitability? Building a great team? In this episode, Rebecca Hourihan breaks down three goals that many retirement plan advisors share and then she provides helpful tips and strategies to bring each one to fruition.  Rebecca …

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