Financial Planning for Wealth Creators with Craig Robson

Episode 061: Wealth creators understand that financial planning isn't solely about maximizing returns. It’s also about building a lasting legacy. By involving the next generation in family wealth discussions, advisors can help beneficiaries develop a solid financial understanding. This ensures a smoother wealth transfer and empowers future generations to manage their financial affairs effectively. 

In this episode, Kyle talks with Craig Robson, Founding Principal and Managing Director at Regent Peak Wealth Advisors. In his role, Craig sets the firm's overall vision and strategy. The creation of Regent Peak Wealth Advisors is a direct result of Craig's desire to provide all relationships with objective advice free from the conflicts of interest that might come from large institutions.

Craig and Kyle break down what financial planning for wealth creators looks like. They discuss the importance of using a tech stack that best suits the firm's needs rather than the one-size-fits-all approach, the flexibility of being an independent advisor, and Craig’s unique approach to solving complex financial scenarios for wealth creators and their successors.

In this episode:

• [01:24] - Craig's hockey story
• [02:56] - Craig's money moment
• [08:56] - Why Craig left one of the world's largest wirehouses
• [15:06] - Why Craig chooses to serve wealth creators
• [17:32] - How Craig's consulting experience has helped him to grow his company
• [22:01] - Craig's thoughts on being a fiduciary
• [26:54] - Why Craig is passionate about helping the next generation of investors
• [31:28] - How Craig succeeds in managing generational wealth
• [36:21] - Craig's strategy for growing organically
• [42:21] - Craig's Milemarker Minute

Key Takeaways

• Choosing technology solutions that best fit the firm's needs, rather than being restricted by a one-size-fits-all approach, differentiates independent advisors from those tied to larger firms.
• Involving the next generation in family wealth discussions ensures a smooth and sustainable wealth transfer and can guard against common pitfalls.
• A successful financial advisory practice goes beyond asset management, incorporating life coaching and consulting services to provide holistic support to clients.

Quotes

[11:42] - "If you're going to take the professional risk to start your own business, don't forget why you did it." ~ Craig Robson

[16:14] - "As I started to have deeper, broader conversations with clients about what was most important to them and what they wanted to accomplish in their lifetime, I realized that the more complex one situation is, the more we can help them." ~ Craig Robson

[23:55] - "In our industry, it's an art and a science. The science is the actual plan itself. The art is communicating it and deciding the prioritization of what you want to follow through on." ~ Craig Robson

Links 

• Craig Robson on LinkedIn
• Regent Peak Wealth Advisors
• FP Alpha
• Merrill Lynch
• HubSpot
• Salesforce
• Morgan Stanley
• Connor McDavid
• Outliers

Connect with our hosts

• Milemarker.co
• Kyle on LinkedIn
• Jud on LinkedIn

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