
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™
14. Finding Joy in Financial Planning: How to Help Clients Balance Wealth and Happiness with Larry Sprung
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In this episode, we're joined by Larry Sprung, husband, father, award-winning advisor, author, and mental health advocate to explore how financial advisors can transform client relationships by focusing on joy rather than just numbers. Larry shares practical insights on:
- How to incorporate joy-focused conversations into client meetings
- Balancing saving and spending for couples with different financial perspectives
- Building trust through authentic conversations about what brings clients joy
- Practical implementation of joy-focused financial planning
As a mental health advocate, Larry also discusses his journey about how his personal experiences shaped his approach to financial planning. His firm's signature question - "What did you do today that brought you joy?®" - has evolved into a powerful tool for deepening client relationships and creating more meaningful financial discussions.
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