Norb Vonnegut's guest appearances

Norb Vonnegut

Reading And Writing Podcast

Wealth Actually

WBZ Book Club

Kathleen West

Christina Baker Kline

Jack Kelly

Mary Dixie Carter

Nick Petrie

Lynn Hightower

Ace Atkins

Bart Kosko

Kerri Maher

Mark Greaney

Craig Johnson

Victoria Gosling

John Farr

Matt Posner

William Wedig

OwlTail

The Gods of Greenwich, by Norb Vonnegut

Podcast #22 features Norb Vonnegut, wealth management practitioner turned novelist and journalist at the Wall Street Journal.  Besides talking finance and the future of wealth management, we talked a lot about his fiction writing.  He is the author of three Wall Street thrillers:The Trust 	Top Producer 	The Gods of GreenwichHe also works on non-fiction.  As a contributing columnist for WSJ.com, Norb probes wealth management issues ranging fromCybersecurity to 	The gender pay gap among industry professionals to 	The clash between Wall Street and Silicon Valley for market share of investment management.Norb knows what he is talking about.  He spent ten years in Private Wealth Management in New York City, where he developed an international practice with over $1 billion in assets under management.QUESTIONSBackgroundNorb, we both come from a wealth management background, but you have morphed into a formidable writer covering wealth management and other topics. 	Take us through your background and how you got into the industry 	How did you scratch the writing bug?  What were your first experiences in getting published?Fiction writing- Your work centers around adventures of wealth managers that get in trouble around their rich clientsTake us through your process in structuring plot and developing your characters? 	What is it like to come from an industry and dealing with an editor and customs of the publishing industry? 	What was it like to get your first edits and comments from your editor? 	Your attention to the details of the industry reminds me of John Grisham or Tom Clancy.  How do you research the ins and outs of the wealth details that make your novels vivid and “ring true”? 	What are your plans for the series?  Could this be the cornerstone of a movie or TV series?Non-FictionYou write a robust wealth management column for the WSJ- what is the process and timing for articles? 	How do you and the paper decide what is newsworthy and how does that square with what is intellectually interesting to you?  Or what might be a niche issue but could have significant impact? 	Any plans for collecting your experiences/research for the broader reader?Trends in Wealth ManagementYou must talk to a lot of professionals, clients and commentators- what are the broad trends that the industry is struggling to solve 	Evolving business models 	Justification for fees / compression issues 	Next-Gen 	Robo-AdviceFiduciary roles 	Technology 	Information asymmetry/synthesis 	Active v. Passive (Commoditization of investment management advice) 	Impact Investing 	Regulation 	Demographic shifts (aging advisor population) 	Destruction of “free agency” (Dismantling of Protocol, who owns the client, does this affect advice?) 	OthersHow do we stay in touch with you and how do we find/buy your work?WWW.NORBVONNEGUT.COM

Podcast #22 features Norb Vonnegut, wealth management practitioner turned novelist and journalist at the Wall Street Journal.  Besides talking finance and the future of wealth management, we talked a lot about his fiction writing.  He is the author of three Wall Street thrillers: The Trust 	Top Producer 	The Gods of Greenwich He also works on non-fiction.  As a contributing columnist for <a href="http://WSJ.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WSJ.com</a>, Norb probes wealth management issues ranging from Cybersecurity to 	The gender pay gap among industry professionals to 	The clash between Wall Street and Silicon Valley for market share of investment management. Norb knows what he is talking about.  He spent ten years in Private Wealth Management in New York City, where he developed an international practice with over $1 billion in assets under management. QUESTIONS Background Norb, we both come from a wealth management background, but you have morphed into a formidable writer covering wealth management and other topics. 	Take us through your background and how you got into the industry 	How did you scratch the writing bug?  What were your first experiences in getting published? Fiction writing - Your work centers around adventures of wealth managers that get in trouble around their rich clients Take us through your process in structuring plot and developing your characters? 	What is it like to come from an industry and dealing with an editor and customs of the publishing industry? 	What was it like to get your first edits and comments from your editor? 	Your attention to the details of the industry reminds me of John Grisham or Tom Clancy.  How do you research the ins and outs of the wealth details that make your novels vivid and “ring true”? 	What are your plans for the series?  Could this be the cornerstone of a movie or TV series? Non-Fiction You write a robust wealth management column for the WSJ- what is the process and timing for articles? 	How do you and the paper decide what is newsworthy and how does that square with what is intellectually interesting to you?  Or what might be a niche issue but could have significant impact? 	Any plans for collecting your experiences/research for the broader reader? Trends in Wealth Management You must talk to a lot of professionals, clients and commentators- what are the broad trends that the industry is struggling to solve 	Evolving business models 	Justification for fees / compression issues 	Next-Gen 	Robo-Advice Fiduciary roles 	Technology 	Information asymmetry/synthesis 	Active v. Passive (Commoditization of investment management advice) 	Impact Investing 	Regulation 	Demographic shifts (aging advisor population) 	Destruction of “free agency” (Dismantling of Protocol, who owns the client, does this affect advice?) 	Others How do we stay in touch with you and how do we find/buy your work? <a href="http://WWW.NORBVONNEGUT.COM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWW.NORBVONNEGUT.COM</a>

Wealth Novelist and WSJ Contributor, Norb Vonnegut

Click here to play on the iPad or iPhone The 55th episode of the Reading and Writing podcast features an interview with Norb Vonnegut, author of the financial thrillers TOP PRODUCER and THE GODS OF GREENWICH. Have you subscribed to the To Be Read e-newsletter yet? Bringing the joy of reading and books straight […]Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Click here to play on the iPad or iPhone The 55th episode of the Reading and Writing podcast features an interview with Norb Vonnegut, author of the financial thrillers TOP PRODUCER and THE GODS OF GREENWICH. Have you subscribed to the To Be Read e-newsletter yet? Bringing the joy of reading and books straight […]Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Norb Vonnegut interview - Episode 55