Ep. 100 - 100 Episodes of Through the Pines - The Full Story & What We've Learned

Ep. 100 - 100 Episodes of Through the Pines - The Full Story & What We've Learned

On this episode of Through The Pines we’re covering what we’ve learned along with our favorite moments as we celebrate our 100th episodes of Through The Pines!!

Welcome to a Financial Planning Podcast with a down to earth vibe Sasquatch listens while enjoying his first latte of the day, this is Through the Pines.

Our Advisors for this episode, we welcome back Rex Baxter and Brandyn Smith from planwithbaxter.com

2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 Forbes Best in State Wealth Management Teams For Utah - 

Advisor Hub Fastest Growing Advisors to Watch under 1 Billion -

Receivers of the Ameriprise Client Experience Award - 

Financial Advisors: Baxter, Smith & Associates

Contact: rex.m.baxter@ampf.com

      Website: planwithbaxter.com

Congratulations on 100 Episodes of Through The Pines!

Before we cover what we’ve learned along with some of the highlights over the last 6 1/2 years (first episode was in September 2019)…

Rex, what is your favorite memory/moment or accomplishment over the last 99 episodes?

Brandyn, what is your favorite memory/moment or accomplishment over the last 99 episodes?

What have you both learned from recording 99 podcasts?

Lessons from the episodes:

Rex & Brandyn:

• Episode 84 - The Ultimate Financial Checklist: Insurance, EF, Debt, Estate Planning, Savings Strategies, Retirement, Financial Goals & Dreams

• Episode 46 - Money Mind Games: Emotions & Money, Cognitive Biases in Wealth Management, Behavioral Finance Strategies, Long-Term vs Short-Term Thinking, The Role of a Good Financial Advisor, Practical Tips for Money Mind Games

• Episode 61 - Behavioral Finance: Mental Accounting, Familiarity Bias, Herd Behavior, Emotional Gap, Self-Attribution, Confirmation Bias, Loss Aversion, Anchoring

• The Decades Episode’s 20 (Teens & 20s), 29 (30s), 14 (40s), 9 (50s), 12 (60s), 17 (70s), 31 (80s+)

Brandon:

• Episode 1 - How to Choose a Financial Advisor: In this inaugural episode of Through The Pines, we chat about how to choose a financial advisor, include multiple financial examples using our Sasquatch friends, give some very interesting financial numbers, and a money quote of the week.

• Episode 11 - 75 Years of Wealth Building Advise: Rex, Brandyn & Dan

• Episode’s 90/91 - The Hartford: The Freedom Paradox / Family Money Talks (YouTube Only)

My Favorite Memories: Rex sitting at my table in my house recording the first episodes. Meeting with you both each month to record

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