Episode 149 Donor Advised Funds: A New Approach to Charitable Giving is a Practice Differentiator

George Kinder, founder of the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, is internationally recognized as the Father of the Life Planning Movement. Life planning focuses on the human side of financial planning. It puts people, not products, at the center of analysis and advice, helping clients meet unique goals and unlock the greatest meaning in their lives. George has a new book, The Three Domains of Freedom, and we get into it on this episode.

Martinelli Financial Services has been acting as a fiduciary for clients since 1981. Michael Martinelli joined his father Ernie 11 years ago, and together they've leaned into expanding the role of alternatives in HNW client portfolios. We get into how they approach it, what the pain points are, and where they see the industry going. 

We sat down with Gabe Rissman, co-founder and President of YourStake. Gabe has created a firm with a vision of simplifying advisors' work and enhancing the client journey to drive personalized investing. YourStake began with the “NoScore” data approach in 2020 to offer a transparent alternative to traditional ESG data. Today, it offers a suite of AI-driven solutions for every part of the advisor-client relationship.

We sat down with Dr. Shay Harris-Pierre, a certified Financial Therapist and consultant with a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Shay’s work focuses on supporting advisors in strengthening their relationships with their clients and integrating interior finance concepts into their practices. She helps advisors work through generational family dynamics to have productive conversations, and to help people find the motivation to get past their money mindset

Jonathan Foster, President and CEO at Angeles Wealth Management, has a created a stratgic vision for his firm that taps into his deep understanding of family wealth dynamics and the unique wealth management needs of ultra-high-net worth families and individuals. As co-founder of Angeles Wealth, Jonathan played a key role in developing the platform that offers comprehensive wealth advice and institutional-quality investment solutions to generationally wealthy clients. We get deep on how he helps clients create and preserve multi-generational wealth. 

Michael Kitces needs no introduction. One of the foremost voices in the industry, he's a financial planner in his role at Buckingham Wealth, and also a commentator, speaker, blogger, podcaster and educator. From Kitces.com, to his Nerds' Eye View blog and Advisor Success podcast, Michael leads the conversations that change the industry. XYPN, the integrated support system for independent financial advisors, is Michael's response to the problem of bringing younger advisors into the industry, and it's now celebrating ten years of helping advisors build the practice they want. We get into the bifurcation Michael sees in the industry, the role of AI, and more in this episode recorded at Future Proof. 

Matt Middleton is CEO of Future Proof, the most innovative and disruptive event in the wealth management industry. Only in its third year, Future Proof's events, starting with the Festival in Huntington Beach, are already the foundational and definitional events for where wealth management is going. Matt gets into his vision, and how keeping it tech-enabled and human-centered has meant both massive growth and an incredibly high level of attendee satisfaction.

Dr. David Kelly is the Chief Global Strategist and Head of the Global Market Insights Strategy Team for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. David provides valuable insight and perspective on the economy and markets to the institutional investor and financial advisor global communities. David’s research focuses on investment implications of an evolving economic environment. He has developed a unique ability to explain complex economic and market issues in a language that financial professionals can use to communicate to their clients. 

Robert Russo has built a powerhouse firm around the concept of helping independent advisors identify where they need support to grow, and providing that support. From the complexities of business ownership, to gap analysis to grow a practice, his firm, Independent Advisor Alliance, has a process in place. The best part? They also provide a community focused on creating peer learning, growing and resources. 

Julia Healey, the CEO of United Charitable (unitedcharitable.org) has spent a career working with non-profits. She helms a nonprofit organization that works closely with wealth advisors and their clients to increase a donor’s ability to do more with their contributions while minimizing their tax liability through Donor Advised Funds. We get into how giving has become central to how people think about money at all stages of their finanical journey, and how advisors have a central role to play.