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How Great Advisors Build Trust with Herman Brodie

April 13, 2026 Admin

Herman Brodie, behavioral economics specialist and Founding Director of Prospecta Limited, has spent years studying how people build trust and why they lose it. In this episode, Herman shares essential insights for financial advisors navigating today’s polarized, noise-filled environment, including:

  • Why salient headlines and sudden changes capture client attention and how to redirect it.
  • Why “behavior residue” and political polarization are showing up in client relationships.
  • Why vulnerability outperforms self-promotion when building new relationships.
  • Why competence and benevolence are the pillars of lasting trust.
Tune in for a practical, research-backed look at what trust really means and how to build more of it.

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The Exceptional Advisor is a monthly podcast from the Investments & Wealth Institute focused on the issues shaping the advisory profession. Host Sean Walters sits down with leading thinkers to unpack markets, policy, technology, and client behavior, translating what matters into insights advisors can use right away.