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Episode 20 –  Dinosaur or Entrepreneur: Which Kind of Advisor Are You? — With Jeffrey Sica



Are you an evolving advisor that can attract and retain the new age investor?

Join this riveting conversation with host Doug Heikkinen and guest, Jeff Sica, founder, president, and chief investment officer of Circle Squared Alternative Investments. The changing investment environment is requiring advisors to keep up with the new version of the investor. In the face of this new challenge, will you choose to be a dinosaur or entrepreneur?

In this episode, you will learn:

  • Why advisors are being pushed out of their comfort zones
  • Whether investors are actually demanding more risk
  • How impact investing can benefit the community
  • And much more

Tune in and dare to ask yourself a question with direction-changing implications: “What kind of advisor am I: dinosaur or entrepreneur?”

Circle Squared Alternative Investments LLC  


Episode 14 – Impact Before Profits — With Jason Barsema



“What the heck is a structured note?” Jason Barsema of Halo Investing has gotten used to fielding this question.

In today’s episode, host Doug Heikkinen speaks with Jason about the biggest market that no one’s ever heard of — structured notes. Jason uncovers how he uses the structured note platform to give clients access to investment opportunities previously unattainable to the average investor.

In this episode, you will learn:

  • What structured notes and products are
  • How structured notes work in your portfolio
  • Whether advisors are still interested in getting into the weeds of investing
  • What is the future of the financial advisor?
  • And much more.

Tune in to hear Jason elaborate on impact before profits and taking time to enjoy the journey. 

Halo Investing | Jason Barsema | Halo Investing’s Twitter