29 min

Personalized Financial Planning for Physicians with Bill Martin WealthTech on Deck

    • Investing

Physicians are some of the nation’s highest earners, but they are not without their own unique financial challenges. By the time physicians earn their MDs, several factors work against them: the time value of money, delayed earnings, and substantial debt. Compared to their corporate peers who have been working for 10+ years, there is a compressed number of years to accumulate wealth. Most financial advisors do not consider all of the specific needs or unique risks of this group, which complicates financial planning. 
Bill Martin seeks to alleviate the burden of financial planning for this group as Chief Wealth Officer of Forme Financial, a tech-led wealth management practice tailor-made for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. Bill discusses how he ended up at Forme Financial, the powerful tech partnerships that enhance the platform, and how Forme Financial helps aspiring medical professionals build wealth. Furthermore, Bill highlights the importance of data-driven decision-making, the democratization of advice, and decumulation in the tech-led wealth management space.
In this episode, Bill talks with Jack about the power of personalization in financial planning, the unique financial challenges faced by physicians, and the factors that are driving the future of tech and wealth management. 

Key Takeaways

[01:21] - What is Forme Financial?

[03:55] - How Bill ended up where he is today.

[10:07] - Forme Financial’s tech partnerships that have shaped the platform.

[13:40] - The aspiring physician’s financial dilemma.

[18:34] - Where Bill sees Forme Financial going in the future.

[19:12] - How data drives the future of tech-led wealth management.

[22:48] - Bill’s key takeaways.

[25:50] - How Bill spends his time outside of work.


Quotes
[04:13] - “What I had intended and where I am at today is very different, and I'm actually much more pleased with how life has kind of taken its course than what I could have ever imagined. But be prepared. Part of that is doing the hard work, investing in education, learning from really great mentors, and continuing to find added value to the clients that you're serving and the rest falls into place.” ~ Bill Martin
[18:39] - “The speed of innovation, having been in this industry for some time, it’s just fascinating for me to watch. I feel like in many ways it's just exploding. There's some great opportunity in that and there's also a lot of challenges.” ~ Bill Martin
[22:52] - “Data-driven decision-making allows us to have more personalization and better advice.” ~ Bill Martin

Links 

Bill Martin on LinkedIn

Forme Financial

John Clendening on LinkedIn

Jack Chung on LinkedIn

Orion Advisor Solutions

MoneyGuidePro


Connect with our hosts

LifeYield

Jack Sharry on LinkedIn

Jack Sharry on Twitter


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Physicians are some of the nation’s highest earners, but they are not without their own unique financial challenges. By the time physicians earn their MDs, several factors work against them: the time value of money, delayed earnings, and substantial debt. Compared to their corporate peers who have been working for 10+ years, there is a compressed number of years to accumulate wealth. Most financial advisors do not consider all of the specific needs or unique risks of this group, which complicates financial planning. 
Bill Martin seeks to alleviate the burden of financial planning for this group as Chief Wealth Officer of Forme Financial, a tech-led wealth management practice tailor-made for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. Bill discusses how he ended up at Forme Financial, the powerful tech partnerships that enhance the platform, and how Forme Financial helps aspiring medical professionals build wealth. Furthermore, Bill highlights the importance of data-driven decision-making, the democratization of advice, and decumulation in the tech-led wealth management space.
In this episode, Bill talks with Jack about the power of personalization in financial planning, the unique financial challenges faced by physicians, and the factors that are driving the future of tech and wealth management. 

Key Takeaways

[01:21] - What is Forme Financial?

[03:55] - How Bill ended up where he is today.

[10:07] - Forme Financial’s tech partnerships that have shaped the platform.

[13:40] - The aspiring physician’s financial dilemma.

[18:34] - Where Bill sees Forme Financial going in the future.

[19:12] - How data drives the future of tech-led wealth management.

[22:48] - Bill’s key takeaways.

[25:50] - How Bill spends his time outside of work.


Quotes
[04:13] - “What I had intended and where I am at today is very different, and I'm actually much more pleased with how life has kind of taken its course than what I could have ever imagined. But be prepared. Part of that is doing the hard work, investing in education, learning from really great mentors, and continuing to find added value to the clients that you're serving and the rest falls into place.” ~ Bill Martin
[18:39] - “The speed of innovation, having been in this industry for some time, it’s just fascinating for me to watch. I feel like in many ways it's just exploding. There's some great opportunity in that and there's also a lot of challenges.” ~ Bill Martin
[22:52] - “Data-driven decision-making allows us to have more personalization and better advice.” ~ Bill Martin

Links 

Bill Martin on LinkedIn

Forme Financial

John Clendening on LinkedIn

Jack Chung on LinkedIn

Orion Advisor Solutions

MoneyGuidePro


Connect with our hosts

LifeYield

Jack Sharry on LinkedIn

Jack Sharry on Twitter


Subscribe and stay in touch

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

LinkedIn

Twitter

Facebook

29 min