Somnath Basu, Ph.D. , Professor of Finance, California Lutheran University, Director, California Institute of Finance.

9:30 am- 10:30 am; Portfolio Management at the Macro Level

Listen to Dr. Basu's perspective on the impact of current and trending macroeconomics on portfolio management and the financial planning industry. He is extensively published and is an award-winning teacher. Dr. Basu has significant consulting experience with U.S. Fortune 100 companies, advising institutional money managers and in developing proprietary software. His book, Investment Planning for Financial Professionals, McGraw Hill, 2006, is widely used nationwide.   

Gloria Wakayama, Attorney at Law, Harris, Mericle & Wakayama, PLLC

9:30 am- 10:30 am; Role Play, How Financial Planners Can Be Effective in Estate Planning

Ms. Wakayama will outline the typical estate planning cycle. In this session, She will answer the question: What role does the planner have in supporting the executor and/or trustee of an estate and how should the planner be involved? Ms. Wakayama specializes in taxation, business and estate tax planning, and probate matters. She graduated from Seattle University with a B.A. in Economics (Cum Laude) in 1978 and from the University Of Santa Clara School Of Law in 1981 where she served on the Honors Moot Court Board. 

Holly Gillian-Kindel, CFP® CLU, CPCC, Director of Financial Planning, Mosaic Financial Partners, Inc.

9:30 am- 10:30 am; Architecture of Intent: Coaching Clients through the Renewal Meeting

Learn from an endorsed "Conscious Finance" professional about how financial planners can use coaching skills to enhance their client relationships, recognize the human aspects of money and provide holistic financial planning. Ms. Gillian-Kindel has a wide range of wealth management experience serving clients since 1993 as Director of Mosaic's Financial Planning department. She is a CFP® licensee, a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a certified professional co-active coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute.   

Kenneth M. Hart, CFA, Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone Advisors

10:50 am - 11:50 am; Debunking the Myths of Business Development

Hear how a leading RIA, Cornerstone Advisors, addresses the perceived obstacles of business development. Learn how to build a culture of business development, create actionable ideas for engaging clients in business development, pursue target clients and maintain accountability. Mr. Hart joined Cornerstone Advisors in 1994 and became CEO of the firm in 2011. He provides strategic leadership to the company and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the business, including client management, investment management, operations, and business development.

Michael J. Parks, Speaker & Author, Former Owner, Editor and Publisher, Marple's Letter

10:50 am - 11:50 am; Pacific Northwest Economic Update

Mr. Parks has been studying, writing about and speaking about the economy and companies of the Pacific Northwest for more than 35 years. He joined The Seattle Times in 1967; and became the newspaper's financial editor in the early 1970s. Mr. Parks moved to Marple's Letter in 1977; he was owner, editor and publisher of Marple's Letter from March 1980 to September 2009, when he was named editor emeritus. The newsletter is named for its founder, the late Elliot Marple, who pioneered serious business journalism in the Pacific Northwest. 

John R. Salter, PhD, CFP®, AIFA®, Assistant professor and director of the Personal Financial Planning Division, Texas Tech & V.P. at Evensky & Katz Wealth Management

10:50 am - 11:50 am; F.P. & Reverse Mortgages

Dr. Salter has conducted in-depth research on portfolio longevity. He'll share important aspects of his team's research including how a reverse mortgage can play an important role by serving as an effective cash flow reserve strategy in retirement. Dr. Salter has been a member of the Texas Tech faculty since 2006. He teaches retirement planning for the program and has taught numerous other courses in his career. He also serves as a Vice President and Wealth Manager for Evensky & Katz Wealth Management in their Lubbock, TX office. He is a Certified Financial Planner® and an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst®. 

Owen Dahl, CFA, ASA, LIFA, Principal, Moss Adams, LLP

Harman Wales, Managing Director, Moss Adams Capital, LLC

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Business Succession Planning for the Financial Professional

With a combined 30+ years in investment banking and valuation services, Mr. Wales & Mr. Dahl share their expertise in buying and selling a financial services practice. Whether your specialty is wealth management, investment management, insurance services, accounting, estate planning or other; learn what you must consider to effectively plan for and execute a comprehensive succession of your business.Mr. Dahl is a Principal with the Valuation Services and Litigation Support Group of Moss Adams LLP. He is also the co-author of How to Value, Buy or Sell a Financial Advisory Practice, published by Bloomberg Press. Mr. Wales has more than 20 years experience providing investment banking services to middle market companies. He is a pilot, and has a passion for the aerospace industry, as well as comprehensive knowledge about M&A market activity and investor activity in the aerospace segment.  

Mark Snodgrass, President, MoneyTree Software

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Effective Retirement Income Planning, Advanced Monte Carlo Concepts

Understanding Monte Carlo's fundamental concepts allows planners to effectively present informative planning and investment illustrations to clients. Exploring advanced Monte Carlo variations and techniques allows planners to expand their use of simulation into retirement plan distribution analysis and more complex planning areas. Current issues such as black swans and fat-tail distributions will also be discussed. Mr. Snodgrass is President of Money Tree Software and author of "Silver Financial Planner."  He combines financial planning concepts, powerful mathematical models, and probability analysis to deliver advanced reports that educate and inform people about the realities of their financial futures. 

Greer Gibson Bacon, CFP®, Owner & Founder, Asset Planning & Management, Inc.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Social Security Claiming Strategies

A seasoned expert on maximizing retirement & survivor benefits; Ms. Bacon talks about strategies for maximizing Social Security benefits, including borrow and invest (no longer an option but clients may think so), claim and suspend, and claim now, claim more later. She has over 30 years of professional experience as a financial planning and management practitioner.  Ms. Bacon is a director and active member of the Financial Planning Association (Spokane Chapter) and Spokane Estate Planning Council, and past member of Washington's Securities Advisor Committee, Financial Literacy Work Group, and Financial Education Public-Private Partnership by appointment of Governor Gregoire. 

Gregory H. Friedman, MS, CFP®, Founder and President, Junxure, Co-founder and President, Private Ocean

2:20 pm - 3:30 pm; General Session: Technology Integration Simplified

Award-winning financial planning practices figure out how to streamline operations, deliver new levels of client service and grow their business intelligently. Mr. Friedman will describe how his firm harnesses the power of technology to deliver institutional-style services while maintaining the intimate experience of a small firm. He is co-founder and president of Private Ocean, one of the West Coast's leading wealth management firms. He's also well known as the Co-founder and president of Junxure, a practice improvement firm that integrates software, training and consulting to help advisors streamline operations, deliver exceptional client service and grow their practices intelligently. Greg is widely recognized as one of the nation's top financial advisors.  

Rebecca Pomering, Chief Executive Officer, Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, LLC

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; Closing General Session: Transforming a Practice into an Enterprise

Growing a practice into an organization and building a team is easier said than done. The most critical aspect of growing your business effectively is to ensure its alignment with a strategic plan. Most advisors do not dream of the opportunity to recruit and manage people; they prefer to work with clients. Creating a business that draws on more than just an Advisors' own personal time and resources is the only way to discover the power of organizational leverage. Ms. Pomering spent eleven years as a management consultant with Moss Adams LLP and consulted many of the most well-known wealth management firms in the country on business strategy and management. Now tasked with leading Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, LLC as its CEO, her perspective spans 360 degrees.
 

Wine-Down Social                       

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