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by James Conole, CFP
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- 1 weeks ago32 min
How to say no without killing a client's excitement
A client walks into your kickoff meeting excited about Roth conversions. They've watched your content, they get the concept, and they're ready to go. Then you run the numbers — and it doesn't make sense for their plan. You explain it, they understand it... and the room still feels deflated. Sound familiar? James and Eden dig into what happens when the right answer for a client feels like a letdown. They revisit the ACE framework (Acknowledge, Clarify, Explain) and unpack why skipping straigh...
- 3 weeks ago40 min
How young advisors build real confidence (it's not more certifications)
You pass the CFP. You know the technical material cold. And you still feel your stomach drop every time a client asks a question, because some part of you is convinced they're only hearing "24-year-old" when you talk. James and Eden name the thing most young advisors won't say out loud: the gap holding you back was never competence. It's confidence. The instinct is to think confidence comes from reps — enough meetings, enough time, enough certifications, and eventually it clicks. James argues...
- Aug 12, 202626 min
How Erin Talks Money Built 415k YouTube Subscribers (and Why She Joined Root)
Most advisors get boxed in the second they pass their last exam. Study for the CFP, study for the Series exams, check the box — and somewhere along the way, the natural curiosity that made you good at this in the first place quietly disappears. That's a problem, because the advisors who stay effective are the ones who never stop treating this business like something to keep learning. This week James sits down with Erin Moriarty of Erin Talks Money — a 415K-subscriber finance channel built alm...
- Jul 29, 202640 min
The Leadership Principles That Make Better Advisors (And Built Root's Culture)
Every firm says the same thing when you ask what makes them different: "It's our culture." It's a word so overused it barely means anything anymore. In this episode, James and Eden go looking for what's actually underneath it — not the perks or the recognition channels, but the foundational beliefs that shape how a team operates when no one's watching. James pulls out the journal he wrote two months after launching Root — back when he was still deciding whether to build a solo practice ...
- Jul 15, 202638 min
How Will AI Actually Change the Advisor's Job?
AI is coming for your job. Or is it?The fear is real — especially if you're early in your career watching AI take over tasks you just learned how to do. But the question isn't whether AI will change this industry. It already has. The question is whether you'll be on the right side of that shift. This episode is an honest conversation about what AI can and can't do in financial planning — and why the advisors who should be worried probably already know who they are. James and Eden break down ...
- Jul 1, 202632 min
Using The ACE Framework When a Client Wants to Sell Everything
A client calls in scared. You have the data. You have the history. You know exactly what to say — and it still doesn't work. The problem isn't your answer. It's your timing. This episode breaks down the ACE Framework — Acknowledge, Clarify, Explain — a simple but powerful tool for navigating emotionally charged client conversations. Knowing the framework is easy. Actually sitting in the discomfort of A and C before jumping to E is where most advisors struggle. James and Eden explore why ou...
- Jun 17, 202637 min
Don't Become a Clone: How Associate Advisors Develop Their Own Style
Most associate advisors start the same way — trying to say things exactly right. Exactly like their lead. Exactly like the CEO would want. Like running a script instead of having a conversation. The problem isn't effort. It's the wrong goal. In this episode, James sits down with Root associate advisor Eden to talk about what it actually looks like to learn from the advisor you're supporting — without losing yourself in the process. They cover the difference between passively absorbing a lea...
- Jun 3, 202632 min
The Worst Way to Handle a Performance Question (And What to Do Instead)
It’s one of the most uncomfortable moments for advisors. A new prospect sits down, and before you’ve even had a chance to explain your process, they ask: “What’s your performance?” For many advisors, that question immediately creates tension. Do you redirect? Reframe? Defend? Disqualify? This episode breaks down how to handle one of the most common — and most misunderstood — questions in financial planning: how to respond when performance is the first thing a client cares about. James an...
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