
Planning & Beyond®
Planning & Beyond® transforms how financial advisors approach client relationships by bridging psychological insights with practical planning strategies. Hosted by Ashley Quamme, a licensed therapist and financial behavior specialist, each episode delivers actionable techniques you can implement in your next client meeting.
Unlike traditional financial planning podcasts that focus primarily on technical aspects, Planning & Beyond® explores the behavioral and psychological elements that shape client relationships. Through in-depth conversations with leading experts in behavioral finance, financial psychology, and financial therapy, you'll gain evidence-based strategies to navigate emotional client situations, build lasting trust, and create more meaningful relationships.
Whether you're preparing for discovery meetings, helping clients through major life transitions, or looking to deepen client connections, you'll walk away from each episode with practical tools and confident approaches to enhance your practice. Join a community of advisors who understand that exceptional financial planning goes beyond the numbers.
Topics include:
- Mastering discovery and prospect meetings
- Navigating difficult money conversations
- Understanding client psychology
- Building trust and deepening relationships
- Managing emotional client situations
- Enhancing communication skills
- Developing behavioral finance strategies
- Supporting clients through life transitions
New episodes release bi-weekly. Subscribe now to transform how you connect with clients.
Planning & Beyond®
Latest Episodes
26. The Hidden Role of Shame in Financial Planning: Practical Tools for Advisors to Create Client Breakthroughs with Nathan Astle

25. Shut Up and Listen: How Strategic Listening Skills Transform Client Relationships with Matt Halloran

24. Mastering Grief Literacy: Why Widows Leave Their Advisors and How to Keep Them with Kathi Balasek

23. Understanding Financial Trauma: How Advisors Can Recognize the Invisible Barriers to Client Success with Rahkim Sabree

22. Debunking The Great Wealth Transfer: Facts vs. Fiction with Dr. Jim Grubman

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