Episode No. 382 | March 06, 2024
Leveraging Your Wirehouse Experience to Shape Your Fee-only Firm
With Jennifer Kang
I'm so excited to return as the full-time host of XYPN Radio! And what a great episode to kick off with. Joining me is XYPN member Jennifer Kang, CFP®, founder of JWK Financial, a thriving RIA based out of New York. Jennifer shares her incredible journey and how she leveraged two deca …
Episode No. 360 | May 03, 2023
From Wirehouse to Solo RIA—When Following a Calling Serves You AND Your Clients
A Conversation with Kaysian Gordon
If you are interested in what it takes to transition from a long-term wirehouse position to solo RIA ownership, what it means to truly answer a calling, and how to sustainably serve others without being self-sacrificing, this episode is for you!
February 24, 2021
Ep #296: Transitioning an Established Practice to Fee-Only: A Conversation with John Mason and Tommy Blackburn
We’re excited to have John Mason and Tommy Blackburn on the show today. John and Tommy are partners at Mason & Associates, a fee-only firm out of Newport News, Virginia. Tommy and John are friends, first and foremost, but also business partners, both working at a firm that John’s …
June 05, 2019
Ep #207: Shifting from AUM to Flat Fees Based on Complexity: Finding the Right Fee Structure for Your Clients - The Career of Jason Speciner
After attending Colorado State University on a football scholarship, Jason Speciner graduated with a degree in business administration in 2004 and has been a practicing registered financial advisor ever since. Today he joins the show to discuss how his firm has implemented a comprehen …
November 21, 2018
Ep #179: From Managing a Hedge Fund to Building an RIA - The Career of Michelle Gass
XYPN member Michelle Gass has had quite a unique path into the financial planning world. After starting her career as a tax accountant, Michelle transitioned into a family office, and then ended up launching and running a successful hedge fund for over twenty years. It wasn’t until af …
June 06, 2018
Ep #155: From the Wirehouse to RIA with a Break as a Marketing Consultant - The Career of Stephanie Sammons
You might know Stephanie Sammons as the founder of Wired Advisors, but as of last year, she’s also the founder of Sammons Wealth Management, a fee-only firm handling $7.5 million in assets. Now focused on high net worth clients in the LGBTQ community, Stephanie has overcome more than …
July 12, 2017
Ep #108: Finding Success by Transitioning from AUM to Monthly Retainers - The Career of Helen Ngo
Helen Ngo shares her experience working her way into the financial planning world and starting her own successful business by the age of twenty-six. There’s a whole lot to take away and apply to your own business plan, whether you want to start a business or you're already in the proc …
June 28, 2017
Ep #106: Leaving the Broker Dealer Behind - The Career of Bill Nelson
A key idea we hold here at XYPN is that it's usually a good idea to get experience in the financial services industry - or even another industry - before starting your own RIA. Our guest on this episode, Bill Nelson, had a career in compliance and then with a broker dealer before fina …
