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Advisor AllyThe Fun Financial Planner For Ambitious Misfits | Allie Beckmann, Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Ep16Allie is not your typical financial advisor. Before stepping into finance, she spent over a decade as a theatre artist, educator, and wellness practitioner, including work in trauma-informed care, meditation, and “Theatre of the Oppressed.” That same philosophy now guides how she supports her clients relationship with money.
2025-12-1131 minAdvisor AllyUnlocking Your CRM: From System of Record to System of Action | Stephanie Shepherd | Advisor Ally Ep.15In this episode, Vineet Mohan sits down with Stephanie Shepherd, a Salesforce consultant whose work sits at the intersection of RIA operations, advisor workflows, and automation. With more than nineteen years in the advisory industry and deep expertise implementing and optimizing Salesforce for RIAs, Stephanie brings a rare mix of operational clarity, tech fluency, and lived advisory experience.
2025-11-1820 minAdvisor AllySystematizing CRMs to Power Lean Tech for Scalable Growth | Stephanie Dannebaum | Advisor Ally Ep.14Advisory firms often use their CRM as a “digital Rolodex.” But what if your CRM could become the operational command center of your entire business?In this episode of Advisor Ally, host Vineet Mohan sits down with CRM strategist Stephanie Dannebaum, founder of Stephanie Dannebaum Consulting, to explore how financial advisors can streamline their tech stack, optimize workflows, and turn CRMs like Wealthbox CRM and Redtail CRM into powerful engines for growth.Stephanie shares her journey from financial advisor to CRM consultant, revealing how clean data, lean tech stacks, and standardized processes help firms scale efficiently. She explains how to c...
2025-10-1343 minAdvisor AllyDitch AUM Minimums: The Business Case for Advice-Only | Steven Fox | Advisor Ally Podcast 13The financial planning profession has long wrestled with its business model:Should advisors be paid through product sales, AUM fees, or planning retainers? And what does that choice mean for the clients they serve - or don’t serve?In this episode of Advisor Ally, host Vineet Mohan speaks with Steven Fox, CFP®, EA - a Marine Corps veteran who took an unconventional path into financial planning, founded and later sold Next Gen Financial Planning, and is now leading the advice-only movement with his new platform, AdviceOnly.
2025-09-3030 minAdvisor AllyNavigate Retirement and Change | Jason Branning & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 12In this episode of Advisor Ally, we sat down with Jason Branning, CFP®, RICP®, founder of Branning Wealth Management and co-creator of Modern Retirement Theory, to explore the evolving world of financial advisory and retirement planning.
2025-09-1934 minAdvisor AllyCarbon Collective, Climate Focused Investing | Zach Stein & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 11In the latest episode of Advisor Ally, Zach Stein shares his journey in creating Carbon Collective and rethinking how retirement savings align with climate realities.
2025-09-0531 minAdvisor AllyDemocratizing Financial Advice | Ethan Jung & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 10In this episode of the Advisor Ally Podcast, we sit down with Ethan Bernhagen-Jung (He/Him), the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Abundo Wealth and Co-Founder of the Advice-Only Network. Ethan’s story is far from conventional: he graduated in Environmental Science, discovered a passion for personal finance, and within months of joining Abundo, taught himself how to code, eventually becoming CTO and the driving force behind their technology platform.
2025-08-2730 minAdvisor AllyThe Journalist Every Financial Advisor Reads | Oisin Breen & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 09In this episode of Advisor Ally, we've with us Oisín Breen, an award-winning Irish journalist, poet, systems thinker, and academic who's spent nearly a decade dissecting the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) space for RIABiz.From his unusual path (horse-riding in the Irish countryside, FX analyst gigs, and late-blooming academia) to his penetrating critiques of wealth management, media narratives, and artificial intelligence, Breen offers a rare, multidimensional perspective. He’s not just watching the RIA world evolve: he’s documenting its soul, its cycles, and its contradictions.
2025-08-1133 minAdvisor AllyA Standout Young Advisor’s Journey | Brittany Brinckerhoff & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 08In this episode of Advisor Ally, we sit down with Brittany Brinckerhoff, CFP®, CSLP®, a dynamic and insightful financial advisor at Hilltop Wealth Advisors in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. With over a decade of experience, Brittany shares her inspiring journey from college intern to trusted advisor and leader in the financial planning world.
2025-08-0127 minAdvisor AllyThe Data Gap In Wealth Management | Marla Sofer & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 07In the wealth management space, advice is everywhere, but understanding is rare.Most advisory platforms today are powered by backward-looking data: portfolio balances, transactions, and risk scores. These inputs make sense to systems, but not to people.Marla Sofer sees the blind spot. She started as a financial advisor, then spent over a decade inside the operating cores of JP Morgan and BlackRock. She’s helped scale product and partnership teams inside Microsoft. Today, she’s building Knowmee, a company that operates on a simple premise: If you want to give better advice, you need better data. And...
2025-07-2227 minAdvisor AllySpeaking to the OG! | Jack Firestone & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 06In the latest episode of Advisor Ally, we sat down with veteran financial advisor Jack M. Firestone, who recently retired after 37 years in wealth management and over 35 successful years at the helm of Firestone Capital Management. Jack opens up about his unexpected journey from the symphony orchestra world into finance, how he built an $800M+ client-centric advisory firm, and the secrets behind his success in cultivating multi-generational client relationships.
2025-07-1127 minAdvisor AllyFrom JP Morgan, Bloomberg to starting an RIA | Serge Berger & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 05The latest episode of Advisor Ally with Serge Berger, Chief Investment Officer at Blue Marlin Advisors LLC.The latest episode of Advisor Ally with Serge Berger, Chief Investment Officer at Blue Marlin Advisors LLC. A wide-ranging conversation on the most pressing and often misunderstood realities of investing, market behavior, and the future of financial advice in an AI-driven world.
2025-07-0331 minAdvisor AllyFrom Gold Mines To Wealth Management | Jeff Dunn-Bernstein & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 04In the latest episode of Advisor Ally, we sat down with Jeff Dunn-Bernstein, Founder and Principal of Paradise Advisor Group and QE Wealth Management. Jeff’s unconventional journey from international drilling expeditions to launching a client-centric, real estate-savvy RIA offers invaluable insights for financial professionals and entrepreneurs navigating the evolving independent advisory landscape.If you're an advisor seeking to modernize your practice, or a client looking to work with someone who sees the full picture of your wealth, including your real estate, this conversation is not to be missed.
2025-06-2728 minAdvisor AllyThe Immigrant Advisor | Sukesh Pai & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 03In this episode, we dive deep with Sukesh Pai, CFA, Founder & Principal at Trillium Square Advisors, whose journey from building code at Microsoft to building trust with families across America is anything but conventional.With over 20 years of diverse experience across technology, hedge funds, and Wall Street giants like Morgan Stanley, Sukesh brings a unique lens to wealth management, one that combines the analytical rigor of engineering with the emotional intelligence of a trusted financial partner.Based in North Carolina and working with clients nationwide, Sukesh serves a broad...
2025-06-1831 minAdvisor AllyThe Evolving Role Of Financial Advisors | Steven Boorstein & Vineet Mohan | Advisor Ally Podcast 02In this episode of Advisor Ally, we sit down with Steve Boorstein - the founder of a values-driven, flat-fee financial planning firm RockCrest Financial LLC, and a true advocate for comprehensive, life-centered wealth management.Steve’s journey from pharmacist to financial advisor is anything but ordinary and his insights into industry evolution, client psychology, and the role of technology in advisory practices are both timely and transformative. 💡Steve is a “Personal Finance CEO” — helping successful individuals and families align their money with their values, simplify their lives, and focus on what mat...
2025-06-0333 minAdvisor AllyAI For RIA's And Financial Advisors | Vineet Mohan & Amit Goel | Advisor Alley Podcast 01What does AI in wealth management really look like on the ground? In this episode of the Build AI Podcast, Amit Goel chats with Vineet Mohan about how AI is quietly transforming the workflows of financial advisors - and why the opportunity is far bigger than just meeting notes.From Morgan Stanley’s rollout of AI tools to 16,000+ advisors, to the rise of nimble, tech-forward RIAs - the wealth industry is undergoing a tectonic shift. And AI is at the center of it.We dive into:- Why the U.S. is 10 years ahead in AI adoption- $48T AUM in...
2025-05-1436 min
Build AIAI For RIA's & Financial Advisors| Vineet Mohan & Amit Goel | Build AI Podcast 04What does AI in wealth management really look like on the ground? In this episode of the Build AI Podcast, Amit Goel chats with Vineet Mohan about how AI is quietly transforming the workflows of financial advisors - and why the opportunity is far bigger than just meeting notes.From Morgan Stanley’s rollout of AI tools to 16,000+ advisors, to the rise of nimble, tech-forward RIAs - the wealth industry is undergoing a tectonic shift. And AI is at the center of it.We dive into:...
2025-04-1736 minBuild AIAI Approaches, Evals & Startups vs Incumbents | Kushal Prakash & Amit Goel | Build AI Podcast 03Everyone’s throwing around “AI” like it’s some kind of magic spell that’ll fix everything. The biggest thing to hit since the internet. But what’s actually happening beneath the surface? What’s real, what’s investor hype, and where is this all heading? In this conversation, we break down the different approaches to AI, how it’s being evaluated, and the key differences between startups pushing AI innovation vs. incumbents trying to keep up.If you’re tired of the same recycled takes on AI...
2025-04-0140 min