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Latest Episodes

Episode 92 - The End
November 17, 2019

After nearly 3 years, we are closing shop for good at Zebra Smash.  In this episode, we revisit some of our favorite memories, favorite songs, and lessons learned. Thank you for listening over the past 3 years.  We've learned a ton and we...

Episode 91 - 2019 Fall NAPFA Conference Recap - Lauren Zangardi Haynes
November 03, 2019

In this mildly belated Halloween edition conference recap episode, we spoke with Lauren Zangardi Haynes about her experiences at the recent NAPFA conference. Enjoy!  We'll see you all in Denver at the NAPFA Spring Conference.

Episode 90 - Nina O'Neal - Founder, Female Advisor Network
November 03, 2019

We spoke with Nina O'Neal, founder of the Female Advisor Network about the organization and what female advisors face as practitioners and conference attendees.  There were some eye-opening moments in there. To learn more about the Female Advisor...

Episode 89 - David Lyon - Founder of Oranj
October 14, 2019

Did we talk to David Lyon, founder of Oranj, for an entire hour and completely forget to ask him how he came up with the name Oranj?  Yes.  Yes we did. That one will have to remain a mystery.  But we covered just about everything else...

Episode 88 - Wealth Stack Conferece Recap - Allison Berger
September 26, 2019

Wealth Stack is a brand new conference, entering an already crowded late-summer conference market.  Is it worth attending?  We got the inside scoop from attendee Allison Berger

Episode 87 - #XYPNLive 2019 Conference Review
September 15, 2019

Roger just got back from his first (but likely not last) XYPNLive conference.  He was there under special circumstances, which you'll hear all about in the episode. He also wasn't there for the whole event, so this review misses a pretty big...

Episode 86 - August 2019 Journal Review
August 20, 2019

Listen in as we review 2 of the latest journal articles from the CFP Board. We read the academic articles so you don't have to. Special thanks to Hayworth and Woolsey for their continued support of our Academic Edition podcasts.

Episode 85 - Sabbaticals - Bethany Griffith
August 01, 2019

In what turned out to be our most technically challenging episode ever, we talked about sabbaticals for financial planners.  Ben recorded this on week two of his sabbatical, and we were joined by sabbatical veteran Bethany Griffith from Abacus...

Episode 84 - Holistiplan.com
July 07, 2019

(or, what is Roger doing these days)

Episode 83 - Zebra Book Club - Summer Edition
June 24, 2019

We covered both our favorite recent reads, and those reads we've got lined up for the coming months. Here are some of the highlights of what we talked about: A Ladder to the Sky – John Boyne  Thinking In Systems – Donella Meadows...