Behind The Designs
Hosted by Michelle and Trevore and Rob and Steve and Financial Design Studio · Financial Design Studio
5.0from 6 ratings
- 78
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 6
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 117K
- YouTube views
About Behind The Designs
Ever wonder what financial advisors have to say about money related topics? Join us every other Tuesday for a sneak peek into our internal conversations at Financial Design Studio. If you want to better understand the whys behind the complex designs of taxes, insurance, planning, retirement, or investments, then subscribe! … because this podcast is for you! Hosted by Michelle Smalenberger. Co-Hosts featuring members of the Financial Design Studio team. Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Anna Lewis. DISCLAIMER : All content on this site is for information purposes only. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of FDS, unless otherwise specifically cited. Material presented is believed to be from reliable sources and no representations are made by our firm as to other parties’ informational accuracy or completeness. All information or ideas provided should be discussed in detail with an advisor, accountant or legal counsel prior to implementation.
- Publisher
- Financial Design Studio
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Oct 2022
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 78 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026
A Guide to Caregiving for Aging Parents
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
What It Takes To Make an Impact on Your Beneficiaries
29 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Estate Planning Mistakes that Complicate the Inheritance Process
Inside a recent episode
What It Takes To Make an Impact on Your Beneficiaries
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They would have so much more value in spending time with you and having you spend time with your grandkids and share life, do life, do the things that matter. Because at the end of the day, money is nothing more than a tool. Right. And it's a great tool. It can help accomplish and solve a lot of things. But, you know, the the the benefit here is not the money. The benefit here is the time and the relationships that you're building. And that's really should be at the forefront. So I know lots of situations that, you know, kids would say I would far rather have so much more time back than a larger pot of money. […]
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- YouTube views
- 116,650
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 32
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Who hosts Behind The Designs?
Michelle and Trevore and Rob and Steve and Financial Design Studio host the show. Published by Financial Design Studio.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Behind The Designs take guests?
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