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Adoption Over Hype: What Actually Drives Growth in Wealth Management with Scott Smith

24 Mar 2026

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This week, Jack Sharry talks with Scott Smith, Senior Director of Advice Relationships at Cerulli Associates. Scott leads research on financial advisor trends, client engagement, and the evolving wealth management landscape. In his role, Scott works closely with wealth management firms across the industry, helping them understand advisor behavior, emerging technology adoption, and the strategic forces shaping the future of advice. Scott talks with Jack about the trends that actually drive growth in wealth management: organic growth, tax optimization, alternatives, AI, and Unified Managed Households (UMH). He also discusses the factors that affect clients' financial decisions and why the secret to winning the next decade is not about having the flashiest tech, but about creating the path of least resistance for advisors and clients alike. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:51) - Key trends and challenges shaping wealth management today (06:11) - Why tax optimization and organic growth drive better outcomes (08:37) - The reality of technology adoption in advisory firms (11:15) - Understanding Unified Managed Household and its core capabilities (15:06) - What investors actually prioritize when working with advisors (20:27) - Scott's key takeaways (21:39) - Scott's interests outside of work Quotes "People definitely want improved outcomes. When we ask affluent investors what is important to them? It's reducing their tax bill and simplifying their financial life." ~ Scott Smith "AI does a great job solving logic and algorithms. But in wealth management, clients are almost 90% emotionally based. It's all about how they feel about money and their goals. People are not going to share their emotions with a machine." ~ Scott Smith "The more you act like a fiduciary in spirit as well as the law, the better off you're going to be long term." ~ Scott Smith Links Scott Smith on LinkedIn Cerulli Associates Steve Craver Altruist Holistiplan Rob Pettman LPL Financial TIFIN The Psychology of Money Connect with our hosts LifeYield Jack Sharry on LinkedIn Jack Sharry on Twitter Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

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Adoption Over Hype: What Actually Drives Growth in Wealth Management with Scott Smith

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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