S1E30: Conversation with Attorney, Adjunct Professor, and Financial Professional Alex Talcott

John interviews Alex Talcott, who is an adjunct professor of finance at the University of New Hampshire, a Managing Partner at Seacoast Financial Network, a real estate investor, and father of 3 young children. Alex and John discuss a range of topics from law, academics, personal finance and theology, so sit back and hold on to your seat while you enjoy this conversation.

Episode Highlights:

Alex Talcott talks about teaching finance and business law at the University of New Hampshire and Great Bay Community College, as well as his businesses. 
Where did Alex grow up and what was money like?   
How did Alex decide he wanted to pursue law? 
How did he pivot into financial services?
What stands out about working with clients? 
Alex Talcott talks about his experience as being an adjunct professor. 
How much material is prepackaged for the classroom and how much is created by Alex? 
What areas does he find himself spending the most time on? 
What has it been like working with clients in the pre-retirement phase or the retirement phase? 
How has Alex learned to prioritize things in his life? 
How is he defining success for himself in the next 10 years? 

3 Key Points:

Alex Talcott has noticed that some financial professionals in some places are selling products that they don’t fully understand.
As an adjunct professor, Alex benefits from the saying, ‘teachers often learn the most in the classroom.’
  Alex Talcott lets his students know that at an upwards of 50% of course content is going to be current events ripped from the headlines to put the students and himself on the spot about issues of the day before they are resolved. 

Tweetable Quotes:

“I’m able to tell people that whenever you see me I’m where I want to be. So, I’m able to be fully present. There is nowhere I would rather be than on campus with my students and talking with a dear friend over the phone now.” – Alex Talcott 
“I think one of the untold stories about law school is that a lot of the work coming out of law school is insurance defense.” – Alex Talcott 
“I don’t like to taint what law and finance is about. It is mostly helping to facilitate communication and trust and moving forward and building wonderful things.” – Alex Talcott 

Resources Mentioned:

Linkedin: John Chapman
Alex Talcott: Linkedin | Facebook
Academic Approach to Finance: [email protected]
Seacoast Financial Network: [email protected]
Seacoast Financial Network: seacoastfinancialnetwork.com
Seacoast Financial Network: AlexTalcott.com
Real Estate: [email protected]

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