Episodes

Looking for advanced financial planning techniques to serve your high-net-worth clients? Join host Jason L Smith, CEP®, BPC, Founder and CEO of C2P and JL Smith Holistic Wealth Management, as he welcomes two new team members, Stoyan Petev, CFA, CFP®, CLU, ChFc, Senior VP of Advanced Markets at C2P, and Seth Meisler, CFA, CFP®, CPA, Lead Advisor at JL Smith, to discuss sophisticated tax planning strategies and how they fit into The Bucket Plan® process for high-net-worth clients. Tune in to learn...

For financial professionals and clients alike, life insurance is often a misunderstood, mismanaged, and mis-sold asset. Join host Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P, and special guests, Stoyan Petev, CFA, CFP®, CLU, ChFc, Senior VP of Advanced Markets at C2P, and Walter Young, MBA RICP, Business Development Officer and financial representative at JL Smith. These three join forces for a special discussion on leveraging life insurance in financial planning, in honor ...

Hosts Jason L Smith and Dave Alison discuss an asset allocation strategy that your clients will actually understand — The Bucket Plan®. You’ll learn how to simplify financial planning for your clients within the three-bucket approach and how to segment money based on purpose and time. Resources: The Bucket Plan® Book The Bucket Plan® Audiobook The Bucket Plan® Training

Communication is critical to connecting and building trust with clients. If you can’t communicate with clients effectively, your business will suffer. Join host Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner at C2P, and communication educator and author, Matt Abrahams, to discuss the impact of effective communication. Just like the Bucket Plan® process helps simplify financial planning for your clients, Matt’s pointers can help you further translate complex financial concepts to clie...

Top-performing financial advisors at C2P have at least one thing in common — they leverage the Bucket Plan® book in their sales process. * Author of “The Bucket Plan: Protecting and Growing Your Assets for a Worry-Free Retirement,” and Founder and CEO of C2P, Jason L Smith, CEP®, BPC, and Dave Alison CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P. The two share success stories using the physical and audio versions of the Bucket Plan® book in their own practices. Discover the lasting value ...

Long-term care insurance may seem like a future concern, if at all, but for clients aged 65 and older, there’s a 70% chance they’ll need some type of long-term care services in their remaining years.* The time to have the long-term care conversation is now — before your clients, or really their beneficiaries need it. Join host Kalem Mackey, CFP®, BPC, Executive VP of Insurance Distribution at C2P, and special guests, Ali Swofford PhD, CLU, ChFC, President of Prosperity Partners Wealth Management...

Are you familiar with “right fit client calls?” These calls are key to developing rapport and building a relationship with a potential client quickly and effectively. While listening to the client is a crucial aspect, so is knowing how to steer the conversation and make a lasting connection. In this episode of the Bucket Plan On-Demand, host Matt Seitz, Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at C2P, interviews right fit call experts Gary Pelfrey, Director of Business Development at JL Smith, and An...

Are you looking for a tool that wows clients, keeps their estate plan organized, helps increase your closing ratio, and makes transitioning them to a new advisor in your firm seamless? The Family Estate Organizer — a key part of the Bucket Plan® process — has helped advisors nationwide, including Bryan Bibbo, AIF®, NSSA, BPC, Partner at the JL Smith Group; and Dean Thurman, Founding Partner of InvestWise Financial and White Glove. Tune in to find out how the Family Estate Organizer can enhance y...

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, We discuss tax management and its impact on business, share real world stories from clients, and give our takeaways from the Tax Management Journey® training. Barista Dave Alison, President | Founding Partner of C2P, is joined by Glen Pier, Founder & President of Infinity Wealth Management, and Walter Young MBA, RICP®, Founder of the 5th Option.

In this episode of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®️, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion. They discuss Dr. Crosby's presentation "The Mind and the Market" and dive into how advisors think, how to help clients navigate the volatility in the market, and how to manage and maximize their investments. Dave and Dr. Crosby also discuss the behavioral aspect of The Bucket Plan and how emotion...

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, we're giving you a sneak peek of our exclusive Mastermind Collegium and sharing a tax policy update from the event! Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC spoke to advisors in attendance and discussed all things taxes: What policies did and did not become law in 2022, and what's to come in 2023 with new numbers, tax rates, ideas, and strategies.

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, we're giving you a sneak peek of our exclusive Mastermind Collegium and sharing our Top 5 Roundtables! Listen as Ivy Pierson, CEP, MBA, of Pierson Wealth Management, and Joe Salerno of Salerno Financial Group, share how The Bucket Plan® can simplify asset allocation for clients. They also discuss the products and strategies that they use within The Bucket Plan, so tune in!

In this episode of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®️, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with author, attorney, and President of Insurance Education Advisors, Harley Gordon. He is a nationally recognized authority on long-term care issues. Gordon's book, The Conversation, was written to help advisors and families facilitate a discussion around the uncomfortable subject of extended care.

In this episode of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with Greg Hammer, President of Hammer Financial Group, and David Roth, EA, Tax & Wealth Advisor at Alison Wealth Management. They discuss strategies to support your firm and communicate with your clients.

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, Jennifer Mackert, Chief Operating Officer, interviews the top 2 advisors at C2P Enterprises: Bryan Bibbo of JL Smith and Dave Alison of Alison Wealth Management. They share first-hand advice, like how to ask for and receive the right kinds of referrals from your existing clients. Tune in to hear the entire conversation!

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, Jennifer Mackert, Chief Operating Officer, interviews the top 2 advisors at C2P Enterprises: Bryan Bibbo of JL Smith and Dave Alison of Alison Wealth Management. They share first-hand advice, like how to ask for and receive the right kinds of referrals from your existing clients. Tune in to hear the entire conversation!

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, Jennifer Mackert, Chief Operating Officer, interviews the top 2 advisors at C2P Enterprises: Bryan Bibbo of JL Smith and Dave Alison of Alison Wealth Management. They share first-hand advice, like how to ask for and receive the right kinds of referrals from your existing clients. Tune in to hear the entire conversation!

In this edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with Matt Seitz, the CMO of JL Smith Wealth & Tax Planning, and Greg Dillon, CFA®, CFP®, CLTC® Managing Partner of One Team Financial LLC. They discuss different strategies to educate and communicate with clients throughout the financial planning process.

In this edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with Matt Seitz, the CMO of JL Smith Wealth & Tax Planning, and Greg Dillon, CFA®, CFP®, CLTC® Managing Partner of One Team Financial LLC. They discuss different strategies to educate and communicate with clients throughout the financial planning process.

In this edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand Podcast, Dave Alison, CFP®, EA, BPC, President and Founding Partner of C2P Enterprises, sits down with Matt Seitz, the CMO of JL Smith Wealth & Tax Planning, and Greg Dillon, CFA®, CFP®, CLTC® Managing Partner of One Team Financial LLC. They discuss different strategies to educate and communicate with clients throughout the financial planning process.

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, host Dave Alison is joined by Kellan Brown and Stephen Resch from Finance of America Reverse for our topic: Using Home Equity in a Holistic Plan. Tune in to learn how to help clients utilize their mortgage equity to further their holistic goals.

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, host Dave Alison is joined by Kellan Brown and Stephen Resch from Finance of America Reverse for our topic: Using Home Equity in a Holistic Plan. Tune in to learn how to help clients utilize their mortgage equity to further their holistic goals.

In this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, host Dave Alison is joined by Kellan Brown and Stephen Resch from Finance of America Reverse for our topic: Using Home Equity in a Holistic Plan. Tune in to learn how to help clients utilize their mortgage equity to further their holistic goals.

On this special edition of the Bucket Plan On-Demand podcast, Coffee Break with C2P, we discuss utilizing Fixed Indexed Annuities as an alternative when bonds aren't yielding the desired results. Tune in to hear how advisors keep their clients happy during times of high volatility.