EP 138 | Modernizing Your Practice with Abby Morton

Abby Morton is the Head of Community and Culture for Elements. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Abby brings an insider’s perspective on how marketing, sales, and financial advice should converge to drive optimal results in a modern RIA.

In this episode Abby Morton from Elements joins us to discuss how the platform can be used to provide prospects with a free, quick financial assessment to give them value and incentivize continuing the advisory relationship. Abby outlines how Elements integrates easily into an advisor’s existing tech stack and allows them to serve more clients in less time by simplifying the financial planning process. David shares strategies for leveraging Elements within a give-get marketing framework and subscription model to formally engage younger clients and families earlier. They also explored how large firms could benefit from Elements to justify building advisory relationships with clients below the typical minimum asset thresholds.

“Elements is a way to help advisors, help clients really understand their money in ways that they never have before.” – Abby Morton

This week on The Model FA Podcast:

• Introducing Abby Morton
• Using AI to solve financial planning challenges.
• A financial planning tool for advisors and clients.
• Using free financial assessments to attract clients.
• Using technology to improve financial planning and client relationships.
• The impact of Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” book and its application in a financial services firm.

Our Favorite Quotes:

“Finances and money are the biggest stressor in American lives today.” – Abby Morton

“When you think of clients, especially the new generation of clients, and with a lot of advisors now, engaging with those younger clients and more like a subscription model elements just beyond the functionality. It just looks cool.” – David DeCelle

“We are that tool to give you the diagnostics, we’re kind of that initial financial checkup.” – Abby Morton

“Advisors have a desktop version and a mobile interface, but in the users of it will only use the phone because we feel like that is the way that tech is going is clients want to sit down on the couch at the end of the day and interact with their advisor when they’re tired, you know, they don’t want to like necessarily have to go and sit down at their desktop.” – Abby Morton

Connect with Abby:

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/abbymorton/
• Website: https://getelements.com
• Email: [email protected]

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About the Model FA Podcast

The Model FA podcast is a show for fiduciary financial advisors. In each episode, our host David DeCelle sits down with industry experts, strategic thinkers, and advisors to explore what it takes  to build a successful practice — and have an abundant life in the process. We believe in continuous learning, tactical advice, and strategies that work — no “gotchas” or BS. Join us to hear stories from successful financial advisors, get actionable ideas from experts, and re-discover your drive to build the practice of your dreams. 

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