Conflicts of interest are one of the trickiest issues in advice businesses - and they’re not going away in 2026. Watch Episode 5 to understand the strategies and frameworks that help advice firms operate with integrity and scale confidently.

The firms winning in 2026 aren’t just using AI. They are redesigning their models around it. Watch episode 4 to learn how to leverage AI in 2026.

Advisers are shifting licensees, moving to self-licensing, joining aggregators, and building boutiques. Watch Episode 3 of Encore's Big Six Insights of 2026 to learn what this shift means for your firm’s future.

Unrusting it in 2026 requires clarity, cadence, accountability, and a repeatable client acquisition system. Watch episode 2 to learn what it takes to unrust your sales engine.

We’re kicking off our new series, Encore's Big Six Insights of 2026, where we break down the key shifts impacting the advice industry this year.

When I first began experimenting with fasting, it wasn’t about trend or toughness. It was about endurance (well health mainly; but hear me out). I needed my body to recover faster and perform longer so I could keep running 100-kilometre races and build businesses that could keep pace. It worked.

Fasting didn’t just change how I trained; it changed how I led. Because the principles that repair the body are the same ones that restore a business ... stick with me:

Why most deals stumble before they even start. But you don't realise until a few years later

When I talk to most owners about mergers, joint ventures, or capital partnerships and the conversation jumps straight to valuation, synergies, and growth. But here’s the thing: financials don’t derail mergers. People do.

Most advice businesses don’t have a project execution problem. They have a project set-up problem. Here’s what we see (almost) daily: Everyone’s busy. Everyone’s working on something. But very few are actually getting meaningful change over the line. Why? Because most projects get launched without clear scoping, clear accountability, or any real change management (aka leadership). What we call a “project” is often just a to-do list… With no agreed purpose, no rhythm, and no real ownership.