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Keeping up with the markets and investment strategies can be a challenge for any advisor, but it’s easier when you can leverage the help and resources of a partner like Carson. At this year’s Partner Summit, breakout sessions focused on the current state of the economy and the markets, what the future of financial advice …

The first step to solving any problem is to recognize that one exists. In this case, that problem is the lack of racial and gender diversity in the financial advisory profession. This lack of diversity isn’t a mystery. In fact, it’s well known – both in perception and reality. Although we are currently in the middle …

Keeping a financial advisory firm running smoothly takes an entire team, and everyone has a role to play in creating a smooth client experience. At this year’s Partner Summit, breakout sessions focused on the role Carson plays in helping advisors better serve clients with complex portfolios, how to develop client marketing and CX strategies that …

Twenty years ago, Joel Worsfold felt like he had hit his ceiling as a financial advisor.  “I needed help to get to that next level, and I didn’t know how to do it on my own,” Joel says. In addition to feeling like his financial advisor growth had stalled, Joel sometimes also felt like he …

Support from Operations staff can help free up financial advisors to better serve their clients and focus on what matters most. At this year’s Partner Summit, breakout sessions focused on how Operations staffers can help power their firm’s growth through marketing support, aid in planning impactful events and optimize client meetings and more through process …

“Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves.” – Peter Lynch, Magellan Fund Manager The first quarter earnings season brought mostly positive news for investors, including the fastest earnings growth in five of the last six quarters. Many companies have seemingly recovered from pandemic-induced turmoil, …

Joel Worsfold sought out coaching for financial advisors because he was looking for help breaking through his growth ceiling. But an early interaction with his Executive Business Coach after joining Carson Coaching led Joel – now Managing Director, Partner and Wealth Advisor at Carson Wealth in West Des Moines, Iowa – to rethink his entire …

Remember the frenzy of 2021, when Roaring Kitty and the meme-stock mania sent shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment soaring to astronomical heights? The world watched in awe as day traders on Reddit bought shares of these heavily shorted stocks and caused them to skyrocket. GameStop’s stock reached dizzying heights in just a few short …

Excell 2024 is the event to inspire you to create. Our speakers – both Carson and industry leaders – will bring big, creative and inspirational ideas to the stage to energize you to reframe your thinking and grow faster. And in the leadup to this year’s event – taking place September 9-11 at the Orlando …

Breakthroughs in computing power have bestowed upon computers the remarkable ability to “see.” A transformative development that not only encompasses the capacity to recognize and interpret images but also to generate entirely new visual content. Previously, computers could only index images based on textual descriptions provided by humans. For instance, an image might be labeled …