Welcome to Handcrafting Your Retirement with Brett Ramsey from Artisan Wealth Strategies. In this podcast we help retirees as well as those who are considering retirement overcome generic wealth management advice that limits your future. We do this by handcrafting customized financial strategies centered on your unique lifestyle. Jump on board for this journey where we delve into strategies that can help make your money outlast you as Brett draws from years of experience with guest experts to eliminate cookie-cutter savings strategies.

Handcrafting Your Retirement
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Welcome to Handcrafting Your Retirement with Brett Ramsey from Artisan Wealth Strategies. In this podcast we help retirees as well as those who are considering retirement overcome generic wealth management advice that limits your future. We do this by handcrafting customized financial strategies centered on your unique lifestyle. Jump on board for this journey where we delve into strategies that can help make your money outlast you as Brett draws from years of experience with guest experts to eliminate cookie-cutter savings strategies.
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February 25, 2026
Building a Financial Planning Practice Centered on Leadership with Craig Clements, CLF® (Ep. 36)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What transforms a chance meeting into a partnership that reshapes your professional future?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you build a financial planning practice that truly puts clients at the center of everything you do?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Brett Ramsey interviews Craig Clements, CLF®, LPL Financial Advisor, about his journey from aspiring medical student to financial planning leader. Craig shares how a mentor’s focus on leadership over numbers shaped his career philosophy, his experience training over a thousand advisors, and the comprehensive seasonal service model he developed. They discuss the importance of building a team approach to financial planning and how chance meetings can transform your path.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig discusses:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">His transition from pre-med to financial services and how a mentor taught him planning is about leadership</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Training over a thousand advisors and observing what makes financial planning practices deliver great value</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The seasonal client service model addressing planning, portfolio management, tax strategies, and protection</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building a team-based approach where relationship managers coordinate subject matter experts for clients</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creating ongoing accountability relationships that help clients avoid emotional financial decisions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And more!</span></li> </ul> <p><b> Connect with Brett Ramsey:</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(317) 660-2855</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-ramsey-78bb0614/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn: Brett Ramsey</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.artisanwealthstrategies.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: Artisan Wealth Strategies</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/artisanwealthstrategies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook: Brett Ramsey</span></a></li> </ul> <p><b>Connect with Craig Clements:</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-clements-clf%C2%AE-402b22a"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn: Craig Clements</span></a></li> </ul> <p><b>About Our Guest:</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig Clements is a Financial Advisor at Artisan Wealth Strategies with over two decades of experience in comprehensive financial planning and leadership development. Originally from Tupelo, Mississippi, Craig attended Ole Miss on a baseball and academic scholarship before transitioning from pre-med studies to financial services. He began his career in Portland, Oregon at age 22, where a mentor taught him that financial planning is fundamentally about leadership, defining client goals and dreams, creating roadmaps to achieve them, and maintaining ongoing relationships to keep people on track.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout his career, Craig has held multiple leadership positions across several major financial services firms, including serving as Regional Managing Director overseeing advisors across Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. He has trained and mentored over a thousand financial advisors, developing comprehensive planning models and the seasonal client service approach that addresses all aspects of financial life throughout the year. Craig is known for his team-based philosophy, believing that the best outcomes come from relationship managers coordinating subject matter experts across portfolio management, insurance, cash flow, estate planning, and tax strategies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig lives in Noblesville, Indiana, with his wife Carrie, who runs a volunteer lost dog recovery service for Hamilton County. His approach to financial planning emphasizes putting clients first, creating ongoing accountability relationships, and helping people avoid emotional financial decisions through proactive planning.</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. Member FINRA & SIPC. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual.</span></i></p>

August 6, 2025
When the Caregiving Role Reverses: A Heartfelt Look at Family, Responsibility, and Aging (Ep. 35)
What do you do when the roles reverse, and your parents need your support? In this episode, Brett Ramsey shares emotional moments of caregiving, navigating difficult decisions for aging parents, and the complex transition from child to caregiver. Joined by Christine Ramsey, Dean Mourfield, and Stephanie Inlow, each at different stages of caregiving, this conversation … Read More Read More

June 6, 2025
Private Markets in Retirement Portfolios with Jay Wyckoff (Ep. 34)
Jay Wyckoff of Blue Owl discusses the potential role of private markets in building a more resilient retirement portfolio in an interview with Brett Ramsey.
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