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Feature 2021

38. Leading Clients to an Optimal Retirement With Joe Elsasser CFP®



Necessity is the mother of invention, and as a financial advisor, it helps to develop the strongest retirement strategies for your clients.

In this episode, Brad Swineheart speaks with Joe Elsasser, CFP® founder and president at Covisum®, LLC. Joe shares his thoughts about crafting optimal decisions for Social Security benefits and taxes, and the conversion of assets to guarantee income.

Joe discusses: 

  • Why Social Security is a big part of ongoing client education
  • How to plan for retirement with tax uncertainty
  • How advisors can calm unwarranted alarm from clients
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Joe Elsasser CFP®, developed Social Security Timing® in 2010 because, as a practicing financial advisor, he couldn’t find a Social Security tool that would help his clients make the best decision about when to elect their benefits. Inspired by the success of Social Security Timing, Joe founded Covisum®, a financial tech company focused on creating a shared vision throughout the financial planning process.


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33. Don’t Refuse the Evolution of Annuities With Dominic Cursio



Annuities seem to have a bad reputation, but many advisors and their clients don’t understand the potential benefits of annuities when they are correctly implemented in a holistic plan. 

Is there a way to know that these tools have been correctly implemented within your client’s plan?

In this episode, Brad Swineheart speaks with Dominic Cursio, senior vice president of business development at Agatha Global Tech, LLC. Dominic shares the unique software solution for his clients called Annuities Genius and how the software helps his clients understand the process of annuities.

Dominic discusses: 

  • The two areas of concern that the Annuities Genius software helps solve
  • The main challenges for new representatives selling annuities in the industry
  • Three things he recommends for new advisors to learn to best help their clients
  • Why annuities have such a bad reputation––and why organizations are falling behind their competitors in the industry
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Dominic Cursio: Dominic Cursio is a 20-year insurance industry veteran, with the bulk of that time being spent focused on increasing annuity awareness with consumers, insurance agents, financial advisors, distributors, and insurance carriers. Dominic has served as the Vice President of Business Development for Agatha Global Tech, LLC, one of the leaders in the FinTech space, and creator of Annuities Genius. Dominic is a family driven individual, spending time with his two children and volunteering as a coach and community supporter.