2025 NAM is all about building momentum as we head into the new year and beyond. That’s why we’re excited to have more colleagues joining us, as approximately 100 non-advisor associates from around the country will be attending the first part of the event!
Plan on arriving in Dallas on Sunday, Jan. 26, in time for:
Registration: 4 to 7 p.m.
Welcome Dinner: 6 to 8 p.m.
Please refer to your NAM email invitation to know what day and time you should depart, as well as your role type for registration.
Mariner Advisor/Advisory: Select if you're staying through the end of NAM on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at noon.
Mariner Non-Advisor Associate: Select if you're departing on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at noon.
Mariner Institutional Advisor/Advisory: Select if you're part of the Institutional Advisor/Advisory team and are staying through the end of NAM on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at noon.
Mariner Institutional Non-Advisor Associate: Select if you're departing on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
We’re heading back to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center on Lake Grapevine for NAM 2025. We’ve outgrown the space we used in 2024, so we’ll be utilizing the Conference Center in 2025. Treat yourself to comfortable shoes this holiday season because you’ll be getting in lots of steps!
We will book your hotel room once you register, and room confirmation will be emailed to you closer to the event.
You will need to book your flight before you complete the registration process.
No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Kevin Corbett Marty Bicknell Chris Cardetti Julie Watkins Joe DeSalvo Brandon Billings No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Brian Johnson Mike Balchan No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Tony Roberts Paul Ma Elevate how you build client portfolios with the latest insights like the misunderstanding of the relationship between economic data and market performance. We will discuss the increasing doubts about the traditional 60/40 portfolio and why capital market assumptions are much lower the next 20 years than the last 20 years. We will also talk about how to be a CEO of your client’s life and where to lean into for growth, and finally, we will use behavioral finance to help clients achieve their wealth goal. Kyle Richard Larry Reinharz Simon Wibberly Jacob Koenig Ross Joel No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Jeff Poe No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Brian Leitner Greg Williams Katrina Radenberg Brad Rollins Brett Kunshek No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Mike Welker Steve Gordon BJ Fineman Susie Jarrett No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Stephanie Aliaga Texas A&B Transformative implications for the economy, markets and investing. Tony Roberts Jeff Poe Patrick Kimbrough Christina Horan Members of Mariner leadership will provide practical insights for aspiring and emerging leaders to consider as they navigate their own leadership journey. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit. Field of Study: Personal Development Brian Leitner Ed Simms Rich Rosenberg Rosario Ruffino Learn why we focus on common-sense design, review and implementation of insurance solutions to meet our client’s specific asset accumulation, protection and transfer goals. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge Michael Glennon Audie Apple Private Investments have been an area of recent growth within the investment ecosystem. It is a powerful way for advisors to differentiate their practice and add value for their clients. Learn more about the Private Investments investment landscape, Mariner’s offer within Private Investments, as well as allocation thoughts for 2025 and Mariner’s private investments platform into the future. We will also be joined by Audie Apple of Fidelity Investments to discuss the hottest area of private investments over the last two years, private credit, in a fireside chat Scott Luhnau Tom Tilley Leora Zach Robb Scott Advising business owners is one of the great opportunities for Mariner to grow. It is also a powerful way for advisors to specialize in a niche area and tap into the $14T of privately owned businesses that are going to change hands in the next 10 years. Learn what Mariner is developing to provide industry leading advice for business owners, and what resources we are putting in place to help wealth advisors accomplish this. Mike Welker Bryan Bakardjiev This session is exclusive to Mariner Institutional only. A discussion around the Institutional Business Unit goals that support overall enterprise missions and learn more about some of the initiatives we will be focusing on to help achieve those goals. Various Business Unit Leaders and Subject Matter Experts Dallas 1 & 2 Behind every advisor is access to a team of advisors. These breakout sessions will have various team members available from Tax, Specialty Tax, Trust, Estate Planning, Insurance, Investment Banking, Institutional, Workplace, CPA Alliance, Advanced Planning and Investments. Meet with the various teams to learn more, ask questions, talk about a specific client/prospect and overall, how to better engage with and utilize our various experts to support our growth efforts. Liz Ann Sonders This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Patrick Kimbrough Review of 2024 successes and lessons learned, and looking ahead to 2025 strategy and execution. Bob Cole Review of 2024 successes and lessons learned, and looking ahead to 2025 strategy and execution. Mike Horne Review of 2024 successes and lessons learned, and looking ahead to 2025 strategy and execution. Paul Cantor Review of 2024 successes and lessons learned, and looking ahead to 2025 strategy and execution. John Powers Review of 2024 successes and lessons learned, and looking ahead to 2025 strategy and execution. Troy Brown Jacob Peacock This session is exclusive to Mariner Institutional only. How to retain clients using the Institutional client assessment and service standards. No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Kevin Corbett Alise Kraus Brian Leitner Jason Zanderson Bryan Whitesel Jon Walgrave Travis Mlodzik Specialty Tax Services is one of many offerings that set Mariner apart from other financial services firms. Learn more about what this team does, how to identify opportunities and earn more business. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Taxes Brian Leitner Eric Towell Scott Walloch Cara Miller DeAnn Morgan Dive into the power of the CPA Alliance and gain a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage it effectively and position your practice for substantial growth. Dr. Christina Lynn Roy Janse Kurt Schindler Andrew Despotakis Jacob Koenig Discover the subtle ways language shapes client relationships in wealth management. Leveraging insights from the psychology of financial planning, this presentation will introduce actionable tools for building trust and fostering authentic connections from the very first conversation. Luke Vandermillen Maja Janko Steve Gordon Would you like to learn more about how we are bringing our institutional and wealth management capabilities to organizations and their employees? In this session, you will hear success stories and best practices from the Workplace team and your peers. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights to take to your clients! Ben Voelker Dominic Cozzetto Christina Horan Phil Boscarino Jennifer Kohlbacher Learn how advisors are leveraging the distinct capabilities of Mariner Ultra to win new business and expand services to existing client relationships. Mike Welker Molly Halcom This session is exclusive to Mariner Institutional only. Learn more about our organic growth goals and what we will need to do to achieve them. Various Business Unit Leaders and Subject Matter Experts Dallas 1 & 2 Behind every advisor is access to a team of advisors. These breakout sessions will have various team members available from Tax, Specialty Tax, Trust, Estate Planning, Insurance, Investment Banking, Institutional, Workplace, CPA Alliance, Advanced Planning and Investments. Meet with the various teams to learn more, ask questions, talk about a specific client/prospect and overall, how to better engage with and utilize our various experts to support our growth efforts. No appointment necessary. Advisor Incentive Compensation Consultations provide full training and resources for incentive compensation. Whether you’re a new advisor or are just looking to deepen your understanding, engage in detailed walkthroughs of Oracle reporting tools, hands-on Salesforce training tailored to compensation needs, updates on the latest compensation plans, and insights into quarterly expectations and best practices. Jodi Robinson Patrick Kimbrough Adam Paul Ellen Peifer Cramer Soebbing Join Field, Practice Management, and Tax leaders for a panel discussion on how tax strategies and internal resources can help drive client attraction and retention for your book of business. Luke Vandermillen Steve Moyer Scott Howe Guy Lamb Mike Coleman Discover solutions and resources available to help your executive clients maximize the value of their compensation & benefits packages, save time, and deliver sound financial advice that leads to peace of mind. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge J.P. Weidler Adam Finke Kyle Moore Shaun Newkirk Luca Vujovic Learn more about our internal strategies and solutions, and how to best leverage them with the appropriate clients. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Finance Ben Voelker Jennifer Kohlbacher The Estate and Gift tax exemption is the highest it has ever been. A potential sunset is on the horizon at the end of 2025, but there is an increasing likelihood of tax reform. How do we approach clients and prospects in this time of uncertainty? Hear the best practices shared at the recent conference hosted by the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning featuring the nation’s preeminent estate planning experts and trust professionals. This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Taxes Bryan Bakardjiev This session is exclusive to Mariner Institutional only. Discover how fully integrating Institutional into the broader organization will allow us to leverage corporate functions, scale our business, focus on profitability and continue providing our clients with superior services. Various Business Unit Leaders and Subject Matter Experts Dallas 1 & 2 Behind every advisor is access to a team of advisors. These breakout sessions will have various team members available from Tax, Specialty Tax, Trust, Estate Planning, Insurance, Investment Banking, Institutional, Workplace, CPA Alliance, Advanced Planning and Investments. Meet with the various teams to learn more, ask questions, talk about a specific client/prospect and overall, how to better engage with and utilize our various experts to support our growth efforts.Agenda
01/26/2025 04:00 pm
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07:00 pmRegistration Begins and Sponsor Booths Open
01/26/2025 06:00 pm
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08:00 pmWelcome Dinner
01/27/2025 07:00 am
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05:00 pmRegistration Open
01/27/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amBreakfast
01/27/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amProfessional Portraits
01/27/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/27/2025 08:00 am
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08:15 amWelcome
Managing Director, Corporate Development & Strategy01/27/2025 08:15 am
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09:00 amBuilding Momentum
Chief Executive Officer01/27/2025 09:00 am
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09:45 amLeveraging the Mariner Brand and Telling the Mariner Story
Chief Strategy Officer at BarkleyOKRP
Senior Vice President, Client Experience at BarkleyOKRP
Creative Director at BarkleyOKRP
Vice President, Digital Marketing01/27/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amBreak
01/27/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amProfessional Portraits
01/27/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/27/2025 10:15 am
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11:45 amFlourishing: Unlocking Your Potential for Thriving and Fulfillment
Chairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic
Chief Executive Officer at Heroic01/27/2025 11:45 am
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12:45 pmLunch
01/27/2025 11:45 am
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12:45 pmProfessional Portraits
01/27/2025 11:45 am
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12:45 pmAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/27/2025 12:45 pm
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01:15 pmElevating Field Momentum and Impact in 2025
Head of Wealth Management01/27/2025 01:15 pm
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02:15 pmPortfolio Construction Insight
Vice President, Lead Portfolio Strategist at Fidelity Investments01/27/2025 02:15 pm
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03:00 pmWhat Does Woodbridge Mean to Mariner?
National Managing Director
Managing Director, New Business
Managing Director, Cape Town Operations
Managing Director, Closing Execution
New Business, Woodbridge01/27/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmBreak
01/27/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmProfessional Portraits
01/27/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/27/2025 03:30 pm
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04:30 pmUnderstanding Our Business Model
Chief Financial Officer01/27/2025 05:30 pm
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08:30 pmDinner: Tour of Texas
01/28/2025 07:00 am
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05:00 pmRegistration Open
01/28/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amBreakfast
01/28/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amProfessional Portraits
01/28/2025 07:00 am
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08:00 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/28/2025 08:00 am
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08:05 amWelcome
Managing Director, Wealth Solutions01/28/2025 08:05 am
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09:00 amContinuing to Build Momentum
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer at Acrisure01/28/2025 09:00 am
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09:45 amTaking Flight With Investments
Chief Investment Officer
Senior Vice President, Investments
Head of Options and Structured Notes01/28/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amBreak
01/28/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amProfessional Portraits
01/28/2025 09:45 am
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10:15 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/28/2025 10:15 am
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11:00 amThe Value of Mariner Institutional
National Managing Director
Director and Senior Institutional Consultant01/28/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmNavigating Change in an Ever-Changing World
Senior Principal, Organizational Effectiveness at Point B
Senior Managing Consultant, Organizational Effectiveness at Point B01/28/2025 12:00 pm
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01:00 pmLunch
01/28/2025 12:00 pm
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01:00 pmProfessional Portraits
01/28/2025 12:00 pm
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01:00 pmAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management
This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Information Technology01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Choosing to Lead
Head of Wealth Management
Chief Financial Officer
Regional Managing Director
Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Integrating Insurance Into Your Practice
Managing Director, Wealth Solutions
Vice President, Insurance Solutions
Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor
Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Private Investments: Where Do We Go From Here?
Vice President, Private Investments
Senior Vice President, Direct Lending Institutional Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Finance01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Mariner's Business Owner Enterprise
Vice President, Multi-Generational Wealth Planning
Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions
Managing Director, Wealth Strategy
Senior Wealth Consultant
This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Institutional Goals & Initiatives
National Managing Director
National Director01/28/2025 01:00 pm
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01:50 pmBreakout Session: Access is Everything Roundtables
01/28/2025 02:00 pm
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03:00 pmNavigating the Markets
Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.01/28/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmBreak
01/28/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmProfessional Portraits
01/28/2025 03:00 pm
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03:30 pmAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: Central Region
Regional Managing Director01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: East Central Region
Regional Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: Northeast Region
Regional Managing Director01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: Southeast Region
Regional Managing Director01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: West Region
Regional Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor01/28/2025 03:30 pm
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04:45 pmBreakout Session: Institutional Client Service Standards
Managing Director, DC Advisory Services
Managing Director, DC Advisory Services01/28/2025 05:30 pm
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07:30 pmDinner at Riverwalk Cantina
01/29/2025 07:00 am
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12:00 pmRegistration Open
01/29/2025 07:30 am
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08:30 amBreakfast
01/29/2025 07:30 am
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08:30 amProfessional Portraits
01/29/2025 07:30 am
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08:30 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/29/2025 08:30 am
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08:35 amWelcome
Managing Director, Corporate Development & Strategy01/29/2025 08:35 am
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09:20 amOrganic Growth: Speed is a Force
National Managing Director, Organic Growth
Managing Director, Wealth Solutions01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Digging Into Specialty Tax Services
Managing Director, Specialty Tax
Specialty Tax Director, Business Incentives Leader
Specialty Tax Director, Real Property Leader
Specialty Tax Director, Real Property01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Unlocking Potential: Accelerating Growth Through CPA Alliances
Managing Director, Wealth Solutions
Senior Wealth Advisor
Senior Wealth Advisor
Senior Wealth Advisor
CPA01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: The Dirty Dozen: 12 Things to Not Say to a Client
Director, Wealth Strategist
Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor
Senior Wealth Advisor
Wealth Advisor
Managing Director, Closing Execution
This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Communications and Marketing01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Workplace Best Practices
Head of Retirement
Director & Senior Wealth Consultant
Director and Senior Institutional Consultant01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Enhance Your Client Relationships Using UHNW Services
Director, Wealth Strategy
Senior Wealth Advisor
Managing Director & Senior Wealth Advisor
Director, CFO Services
Director, Wealth Strategy01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Institutional Organic Growth
National Managing Director
Managing Director, Growth01/29/2025 09:30 am
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10:30 amBreakout Session: Access is Everything Roundtables
01/29/2025 10:30 am
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11:00 amBreak
01/29/2025 10:30 am
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11:00 amProfessional Portraits
01/29/2025 10:30 am
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11:00 amAdvisor Incentive Compensation Consultations
01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Leveraging Tax as a Competitive Advantage and Value Add
Vice President, Tax Services
Regional Managing Director
Regional Director, Tax
Director, Tax
Director & Senior Wealth Advisor
This session qualifies for 1 NASBA CPE credit and 1 CFP® CE credit. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Valuable Solutions for Corporate Executives
Head of Retirement
Senior Wealth Consultant
Senior Wealth Consultant
Senior Wealth Advisor
Director & Senior Institutional Consultant01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Leveraging Internal Strategies and Solutions
Portfolio Manager, Equities
Senior Portfolio Manager, Options
Senior Portfolio Manager, Equities
Senior Manager, Investments
Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Estate Planning for 2025: What Do We Do Now?
Director, Wealth Strategy
Director, Wealth Strategy01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Institutional: How Do We Drive Margin?
National Director01/29/2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pmBreakout Session: Access is Everything Roundtables
01/29/2025 12:00 pm
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12:00 pmEvent Concludes
Chairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer at Acrisure
Senior Managing Consultant, Organizational Effectiveness at Point B
Senior Principal, Organizational Effectiveness at Point B
Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Vice President, Lead Portfolio Strategist at Fidelity Investments