Knowing Me, Knowing You
Knowing Me, Knowing You – The Podcast For The Future of Wealth Management
The Knowing Me, Knowing You Podcast is where forward-thinking wealth managers, tech innovators, and engaged clients come together to explore the future of client discovery and engagement to drive growth.
Through candid conversations with industry leaders, behavioral finance experts, and innovators, we uncover new ways to personalize advice, strengthen advisor-client relationships, and drive business growth.
Whether you're an advisor looking to differentiate, a fintech leader shaping the future, or a client who wants more alignment between money and purpose—this podcast is for you.
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Knowing Me, Knowing You
68. Beyond the Spreadsheet: Unlocking the Human Side of Wealth Management with Frank Corrado
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Most financial advisors present a perfectly logical wealth strategy, only to watch a client completely freeze. The standard response is to reopen the spreadsheet, point to historical returns, and double down on the math. But resistance is rarely an analytical problem; it is an emotional signal rooted in deep personal history, unaddressed biases, and a natural fear of giving up control. While the industry rushes toward technical optimization, the deeper opportunity lies in moving from rigid data points to genuine clarity, putting down the charts to listen to the human being behind the money.
In this episode, we sit down with Frank Corrado, founder of Pivot Point. Frank brings decades of leadership across the wealth management landscape, having served as managing director and principal at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management and held corporate finance roles at JP Morgan and Ernst & Young. He pairs an elite technical pedigree across CPA, CFP, and CFA designations with a profound belief that the best financial advice only matters when people are truly ready to act on it.
We dig into the upcoming inflection point facing the profession, particularly how artificial intelligence is fast commoditizing the technical side of planning. From the "friction between advice and execution" to the unique emotional landscape of first-generation wealth creators, Frank exposes why traditional discovery processes often miss the mark. The asset allocations and tech stacks are vital tools, but they are entirely symbiotic with human behavior. The real differentiation happens when an advisor moves past the 60/40 splits to uncover the true purpose of a client's money.
This episode is for wealth managers who want to future-proof their practice in the age of AI, and for any advisor looking to transform transactional meetings into deep, durable human connections.
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