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The Exceptional Advisor Podcast

Sean Walters

Booking Overview

This is an interview series focused on advanced financial-advisor practice, wealth management, and the future of professional advice, typically featuring senior industry executives, recognized practitioners, and established researchers. Credible pitches include financial-services executives, credentialing or association leaders, prominent advisors, behavioral-finance experts, and specialists in artificial intelligence and advisor technology; booking difficulty is high because recent guests are nationally recognized figures and senior leaders.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 1.3k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

caugeri@i-w.org

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Host

Sean Walters - Chief Executive Officer of the Investments & Wealth Institute, the organization administering the CIMA, CPWA, and RMA certifications.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior leadership of financial-services firms, professional associations, or credentialing organizations; nationally recognized financial-planning practitioners; and established researchers or thought leaders in wealth management, advisor practice, investor behavior, or technology.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership of major financial-services or professional organizations, Recognized thought leadership in financial planning or wealth management, Established research or professional expertise relevant to the advice profession

Recent Guest Discussions

K. Dane Snowden - The Future Of Financial Planning, Artificial Intelligence In Advice, Finfluencers, Fiduciary Standards, The Psychology Of Financial Planning, And Specialty Credentials

Mark Casady - Artificial Intelligence And Wealth Management, The Advisor Shortage, The Meaning Of Money, And The Future Of The Advice Profession

Michael Kitces - The Future Of Advice, Investment Management Versus Wealth Management, Solo Versus Team Advisory Practices, And Artificial Intelligence

Recent Topics

Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Retirement, Behavioral Finance, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Exceptional Advisor Podcast
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How to Talk to Clients About Politics with Jeff Bush

September 14, 2026

Jeff Bush, Principal of The Washington Update and a nonpartisan authority on U.S. politics, tax policy, and the economy, shares his framework for talking to clients about politics, previews the 2026 midterm elections, and explains what a divided Congress means for tax and regulatory policy. The conversation covers: How to talk to clients about politics without taking sides: Politics comes up in nearly every client meeting now — Bush details his tips on when that's worth changing the plan an...

Where Asset Allocation Meets Client Psychology

August 10, 2026

Christopher Geczy, Academic Director of the Wharton Wealth Management Initiative and the Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research at the Wharton School, talks through why asset allocation still drives most of a portfolio's risk and what happens to that discipline the moment a client gets scared.   The conversation covers: Why the rebalancing plan comes first. Volatility can work in an investor's favor, but only if the plan for rebalancing exists before volati...

Two Credentialing CEOs on the Future of Advice

July 13, 2026

K. Dane Snowden, Chief Executive Officer of CFP Board, joins Investments & Wealth Institute CEO Sean Walters for a wide-ranging conversation on where the financial planning profession is heading. Two association leaders who have spent their careers building standards for the advice profession, Snowden and Walters cover AI's four possible futures, the problem of finfluencer noise, why the psychology of financial planning is the profession's most defensible skill set, and what it will actually ...

Frequently asked questions

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The Exceptional Advisor Podcast
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How do I get in touch with The Exceptional Advisor Podcast?

The Exceptional Advisor Podcast is hosted by Sean Walters. Its publicly listed email is caugeri@i-w.org. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Exceptional Advisor Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Exceptional Advisor Podcast: caugeri@i-w.org.

How many listeners does The Exceptional Advisor Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Exceptional Advisor Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Exceptional Advisor Podcast?

The Exceptional Advisor Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior leadership of financial-services firms, professional associations, or credentialing organizations; nationally recognized financial-planning practitioners; and established researchers or thought leaders in wealth management, advisor practice, investor behavior, or technology. Common among recent guests: Executive leadership of major financial-services or professional organizations; Recognized thought leadership in financial planning or wealth management; Established research or professional expertise relevant to the advice profession. Recent guests include K. Dane Snowden, Mark Casady, and Michael Kitces.

How hard is it to get booked on The Exceptional Advisor Podcast?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Exceptional Advisor Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Retirement, Behavioral Finance, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

caugeri@i-w.org

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