Tag: Legacy Planning

Navigating Life’s Twists: The Path to Elite Wealth Stewardship with Ryan Reming (Ep.106)

Navigating Life’s Twists: The Path to Elite Wealth Stewardship with Ryan Reming (Ep.106)

What does it take to build a successful financial advisory career from the ground up while navigating life’s unpredictabilities and decisions?

Join Brent Mekosh as he sits down with Ryan Reming, an elite advisor and associate partner at The Wealth Stewards. Ryan shares his journey from his early economics studies through the volatility post-financial crisis, to becoming a key player at The Wealth Stewards. 

By tuning in, you’ll discover how Ryan transitioned through various roles and challenges, explaining why a personalized, client-first approach profoundly shapes one’s career and client relationships.

Key Discussion Points:

  • Ryan’s unexpected entry into finance and how a health scare shaped his career path [00:02:00] 
  • Pivoting in his career after an unmet succession plan and the importance of aligning personal values with professional goals [00:06:00] 
  • The transition from broker-dealer to RIA and how building a team culture enriched his professional life [00:11:00] 
  • Insights about technology’s evolving role in finance and how AI is reshaping client services [00:17:00] 
  • Ryan’s perspective on true financial planning versus traditional investment approaches [00:22:00] 
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

With over a decade of experience as a trusted personal CFO, Ryan helps successful families manage their wealth, define their goals, and craft customized wealth strategies to support their long-term security. His expertise covers various life transitions, including business sales, retirement, purchasing dream homes, navigating the loss of loved ones, preparing children for affluence, and fostering community impact.

As lead advisor and associate partner, Ryan is integral to The Wealth Stewards’ operations, helping to enhance efficiency and improve the client experience. Actively involved in investment due diligence, he evaluates strategies to ensure they align with client objectives and the firm’s high standards. As part of the Investment and Marketing committees, he also collaborates with team members to strengthen investment strategies, messaging, and outreach.

Ryan’s dedication to wealth stewardship is rooted in hard work, integrity, and compassion — values instilled by his parents and grandparents. He finds the greatest fulfillment in building deep, meaningful relationships with the families he serves. By working with a select group of clients, he can truly understand their unique aspirations and help align their wealth with a greater purpose, maximizing personal fulfillment.

A Phoenix native, Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Arizona State University. Now settled in his hometown with his wife and daughter, he cherishes family time. Outside of work, he enjoys playing and watching sports, expanding his extensive record collection, and attending concerts.

Revolutionizing Estate Planning: AI, Digital Assets, and Beyond with Rilus Dana (Ep. 46)

Revolutionizing Estate Planning: AI, Digital Assets, and Beyond with Rilus Dana (Ep. 46)

Estate planning has changed over the years, from writing client information on paper and filing it to sending emails and having meetings online. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is looking to take the next step in estate planning and change how the next generation will interact with their estate planners.

In this episode, Brent Mekosh speaks with Rilus Dana, an estate planning attorney at Rilus Law, about how AI will be incorporated into digital asset planning and creating estate plans for the next generation. Rilus shares his experience as a lawyer while revealing how estate planning and client communication have switched with the rise of technology and how it will continue to evolve.

Rilus discusses:

  • What estate planning looked like when he first became a lawyer in the early 2000s
  • Ways his generation understands and uses technology
  • The importance of creating a plan for digital assets as well as physical assets
  • Reasons the human element will always be necessary with the rise of AI 
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Rilus Dana is a sixth-generation native of Arizona and received a degree in business management from Arizona State University, all while working part-time as an estate planning law clerk for his dad. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Rilus recognizes that clients are busy and want a legal plan that just works and is easy to understand.