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How Integrating Financial Advocacy Transforms Your Practice with Jason Gray (Ep. 32)

How Integrating Financial Advocacy Transforms Your Practice with Jason Gray (Ep. 32)

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Estate planning is evolving, and attorneys are finding new ways to provide comprehensive solutions to their clients.

How can estate planning attorneys offer more value and build long-term relationships with their clients? What are the benefits of integrating financial services into legal practices?

In this episode of March to a Million, Greg DuPont welcomes Jason Gray, an attorney and owner of Pinnacle Estate Planning, to share his journey of becoming a financially-minded professional through the Wealth Solutions Network (WSN). 

You’ll hear about Jason’s background, his transition from traditional estate planning to incorporating WSN’s comprehensive strategies, and how this has allowed him to provide greater value to his clients.

They discuss: 

  • Jason’s journey from being an estate planning attorney and former social worker to joining WSN
  • The process and commitment required to obtain new credentials and the benefits they bring
  • The importance of asking deeper financial questions and how this transforms client relationships
  • The future of estate planning in the AI era and the paramount need for personalized, comprehensive service
  • And more!

 

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About Our Guest:

Jason Gray’s practice focuses on estate planning, business law, and real estate law. In addition to his legal practice, Jason has taught classes at the Gonzaga University School of Law and in the Paralegal Program at North Idaho College. He is a former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho and served as a judicial law clerk in the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Idaho. He earned his J.D. degree from the Gonzaga University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in Idaho and Washington.

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How to Boost Your Bottom Line and Employee Satisfaction with Josh Kelley (Ep. 28)

How to Boost Your Bottom Line and Employee Satisfaction with Josh Kelley (Ep. 28)

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Are you ready to discover a game-changing benefit program for your employees that boosts morale and cuts costs?

In this episode, Greg DuPont chats with Josh Kelley, Employee Benefits Advisor at Citadel Benefits Group, about an innovative program called the Self-Insured Medical Reimbursement Program (SIMRP). By utilizing tax codes designed for preventative healthcare, this program provides cost savings for employers while offering substantial benefits to employees. 

Employers can look forward to reduced payroll taxes and offering their employees access to supplemental benefits without impacting take-home pay. 

Together they discuss: 

  • How SIMRP can save employers an average of $550 per employee per year in payroll taxes
  • The robust wellness program provided to employees, including telehealth, mental health resources, and much more
  • Understand the conditions under which employees and businesses qualify for the program
  • How this program offers immediate financial relief for businesses while enhancing employee benefits 
  • And more!

 

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About Our Guest:

Josh Kelley gets to help people protect what they care about most: their families and the things they have worked hard to earn and achieve.

Josh started his business life at a very young age with several ventures including Full Service Car Wash, Used Car Lot, Limousine Service, Wrecker Service, and many other small businesses.

Through great success and massive failures, Josh learned very valuable lessons not just in business but in life during his tenure running these businesses.

After 6 years of helping other agency owners grow their agencies, Josh decided it was time for a change, which led him to open his own agency. 

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Simplifying the Complexity of Indices with Laurence Black (Ep. 13)

Simplifying the Complexity of Indices with Laurence Black (Ep. 13)

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Choosing the right index for your investment goals can be a daunting task, especially when there are millions of options available.

How do you know which one is best suited for your risk tolerance, time horizon, and expected returns? How do you evaluate the performance and design of different indexes and ETFs?

These are some of the questions that many investors face when they enter the world of index-linked products.

In this episode, Greg DuPont chats with Laurence Black, Founder of The Index Standard®,  a company that rates and evaluates ETFs and indices used in the insurance and structured product space. They explore the challenge of choosing the right index among the many available and the importance of forward-looking due diligence. Laurence emphasizes the need for diversification and preparing for unforeseen events in the investment world.

Together they discuss: 

  • The importance of taking a forward-looking approach when choosing an index
  • The Index Standard’s three-step forecasting process
  • The significance of diversification in dealing with unknown risks and protecting oneself in the investment world
  • The benefits of exchange traded funds (ETFs) compared to mutual funds
  • How The Index Standard evaluates and categorizes the largest index-linked ETFs based on their robustness and design
  • The valuable insights you’ll gain from the training with Laurence, simplifying the complexity of insurance indices for informed decision-making
  • And more!

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Laurence Black is the founder of The Index Standard® and an index advisor to Robert J. Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University.

Before founding The Index Standard®, Laurence was Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Indices and Strategies at Barclays, where he oversaw the development of the Barclays index family. In addition to designing some of the first smart beta/factor indices, Laurence spearheaded Barclays’ index partnerships with Professors Robert Shiller and Nouriel Roubini, as well as Novus Partners.

Before Barclays, Laurence was Head of Indices at ABN AMRO in London, where he successfully launched indices with well-known investors such as Jim Rogers and Joel Greenblatt. Before ABN AMRO, Laurence worked at Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse.

Laurence holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cape Town. When not thinking about financial matters, he can mostly be found on a tennis court.

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The Role of Influence in The Mindset Pillar of Financial Advocacy (Ep. 11)

The Role of Influence in The Mindset Pillar of Financial Advocacy (Ep. 11)

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Switching the mindset from selling to influencing is a game-changer.

The top advisors in the financial industry don’t sell – they let people come in pre-sold. 

This approach helps build trust and, eventually, strong relationships with clients.

What steps can estate planning attorneys take to become more influential with their clients?

In this episode, Greg DuPont and Matt Halloran share the sixth pillar of financial advocacy: Mindset with a shift into the importance of being influential. They explore the art of influence over sales and the importance and power of effective listening as attorneys. Greg and Matt also delve into building trust and the importance of authenticity and humility.

Greg and Matt discuss: 

  • How top advisors focus on building influence rather than selling
  • Greg’s journey of transitioning from using convincing arguments to being more influential
  • The need for experts to present their views in an easily understandable way for people to accept
  • The difference between sales and influence
  • The importance of stepping into your authority and using a humble approach to build trust in professional relationships
  • The challenge of gaining trust as a financial advisor in a world of readily available information and the importance of providing insight over opinion
  • And more!

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The Membership Levels of the Wealth Solutions Network (Ep. 10)

The Membership Levels of the Wealth Solutions Network (Ep. 10)

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You may have heard about the advantages that estate planning attorneys can gain by becoming a part of the Wealth Solutions Network through our podcasts. 

However, you may be curious about how to participate in a way that matches your goals.

Today, we are here to assist you with that!

In this episode, Greg DuPont explains the different membership levels offered by the Wealth Solutions Network, including mindset, skill set, tool set, and leadership. Each of these levels provides attorneys with various benefits and resources to enhance their knowledge, skills, and business success.

Greg discusses: 

  • The transformative vision of the Wealth Solutions Network and its multi-level membership structure for estate planning attorneys
  • The benefits of the Mindset Level, emphasizing its core values, access to a community of like-minded attorneys, newsletters, referral tools, and more
  • The Skill Set Level, which includes marketing support and access to the Advocate Access and the Advocate Aware programs
  • The Tool Set Level, which offers turnkey solutions, back office support, and emphasizing problem-solving over product sales
  • The Leadership Level, emphasizing the opportunity to mentor and support other WSN members
  • The opportunity for estate planning attorneys to help baby boomers with their retirement and the importance of being prepared for the wealth transfer
  • And more!

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The Fourth Pillar of Financial Advocacy: Wealth Accumulation (Ep. 8)

The Fourth Pillar of Financial Advocacy: Wealth Accumulation (Ep. 8)

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Embarking on the journey towards financial security and prosperity requires more than simply making decisions. It also requires strategies to multiply and maximize wealth.

In this episode, Greg DuPont explores the fourth pillar of financial advocacy: Wealth Accumulation. He shares the three big secrets behind it along with valuable insights on how to optimize savings strategies and engage in valuable conversations with your clients. Greg emphasizes the importance of tackling debt and taxes to maximize wealth accumulation.

Greg discusses: 

  • The three secrets of wealth accumulation
  • The drawbacks of relying solely on 401(k) for savings and the need to consider alternative investment options
  • The need to take more risks for higher returns in a pre-tax environment and how shifting to an after-tax world can reduce the required rate of return
  • The goal of Wealth Solutions Network to help the general public with their finances
  • The potential to cut down debt repayment time by being systematic with compound interest and alternative solutions to traditional retirement savings
  • And more!

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The Third Pillar of Financial Advocacy: Wealth Enhancement (Ep. 6)

The Third Pillar of Financial Advocacy: Wealth Enhancement (Ep. 6)

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The concept of wealth enhancement goes beyond accumulation.

It’s about having the mindset of empowerment and protecting wealth to achieve personal goals. 

What are the essential factors to consider when it comes to clients?

In this episode, Greg DuPont talks about the third pillar of financial advocacy, wealth enhancement, as well as three secrets about it. He explores the importance of prioritizing a simple, fulfilling life and leaving a legacy and the role of math in wealth enhancement, focusing on understanding values and communicating results effectively. In addition, Greg touches on the power of savings and the potential of alternative assets when diversifying.

Greg discusses: 

  • The three secrets of wealth enhancement
  • Why people in retirement want a simple lifestyle and to leave behind a legacy, not an extravagant lifestyle
  • The role of math and communication in wealth enhancement when it comes to influencing and assisting clients
  • Why the investment world’s math can be disingenuous
  • An explanation of the Monte Carlo tool and its connection to gambling casinos
  • The importance of enhancing our wealth to protect ourselves from external risks
  • The importance of diversifying investments beyond traditional asset classes
  • The role of financial advocates in addressing known risks and providing resilience for unknown risks
  • And more!

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The Financial Advocacy Mindset for Legal Professionals with Ben Glass (Ep. 5)

The Financial Advocacy Mindset for Legal Professionals with Ben Glass (Ep. 5)

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Being a legal professional requires more than just legal knowledge. It also requires empathy, understanding, and the ability to make a positive impact on clients’ lives.

What’s the mindset we must follow with our clients?

In this episode, Greg DuPont sits down with Ben Glass, owner and attorney at BenGlassLaw and founder of Great Legal Marketing. Greg and Ben talk about the sixth pillar of financial advocacy: mindset. Ben shares the importance of being more than a lawyer to clients and the mindset lawyers and attorneys must consider to level up their practice.

Ben discusses: 

  • His journey of starting his own practice and the importance of being a life coach to clients
  • His mindset transition to start worrying more about his clients’ lives
  • The commoditization in the legal, financial, and insurance professions, and why it is essential to strengthen relationships with clients
  • Overcoming ethical considerations and misconceptions in the legal profession
  • The impactful role of Great Legal Marketing in helping lawyers build successful and differentiated practices
  • And more!

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For over a decade, attorney Ben Glass has been teaching hundreds of solo and small firm lawyers around the globe how to market ethically and effectively using education-based, direct-response style marketing.

Ben continues to practice law at his own personal injury and ERISA long-term disability firm near Washington, D.C., is the author of 14 books, and has gained national recognition for his ability to take marketing ideas that are working in other industries and ethically apply them to the legal field. As the founder and owner of Great Legal Marketing, Ben helps attorneys attract better clients and make more money without missing out on time at home with family.

Ben is the father of nine children, four of whom are adopted from China. He is an avid athlete, business advocate, and soccer referee. Ben works with the charity Love Without Boundaries, which provides healing homes and needed surgeries for orphans in impoverished countries, and he has run five Marine Corps Marathons on their behalf. Above all, Ben believes in the success of the solo and small firm attorney and the power of education-based, direct-response marketing.

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