Is estate planning the next frontier of wealth management? Estate planning solutions are steadily becoming more popular with advisors, especially those looking to differentiate their services. As clients become increasingly aware of the complexities of wealth transfer, asset protection and succession planning, they expect comprehensive guidance from their advisors. Using estate planning tools, advisors can provide a comprehensive approach to wealth management, addressing not only investment strategies, but also key aspects of wealth distribution and tax implications.
In this episode, Shannon Rosic, WealthStack's director of content and solutions, talks with Gene Farrell, CEO of Vanilla, about emerging trends in estate planning and why it's becoming a critical part of wealth management.
Shannon and Gene also discuss:
- Why estate planning is becoming a differentiator for financial advisors
- The biggest misconceptions about estate planning
- Why the great transfer of wealth is driving technological change
- The impact AI is having on estate planning software
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About Gene Farrell:
With over 25 years of executive leadership experience driving transformation and growth in the consumer and technology industries, Gene is a recognized thought leader and innovator known for building disruptive new businesses for global brands. He was named the 2019 Innovator of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Prior to Vanilla, Gene spent 4 1/2 years at Smartsheet where he helped take the company public and grow the business from $100 million to over $500 million in revenue. As Smartsheet's Chief Strategy and Product Officer, Gene was responsible for leading the company's strategy, corporate development, product management, product marketing, experience design and strategic alliances. Gene joined Smartsheet from Amazon Web Services where he spent five years as vice president responsible for enterprise computing. In this role, Gene pioneered new cloud businesses, including Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon Chime. Prior to Amazon, Gene was a vice president at The Coca-Cola Company, where he founded and led the creation of the Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage platform. His groundbreaking work on Coca-Cola Freestyle was recognized by Forbes as one of the best new products of the decade and received the Edison Gold Innovation and Catalyst Design awards.