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Speaker 2: I'm doing great. Happy Friday afternoon to you.
Speaker 1: Happy Friday afternoon. Give us updates. How's the Anderson family doing.
What's the latest going into twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2: Well, we got the oldest child that's left the nest.
He's out on a mission serving part of the army.
He's down in Argentina. And then the rest of us.
We're doing great, looking forward to the new year, and
really nothing but gratitude.
Speaker 1: Well, I'm glad all is well in the the Anderson home.
As people, you know, they get into the new year,
what are some of the questions they ask you, Blaine
about finances? Are they still kind of in that because
we're in the tax mode right now? Tax smart wealth
planning going into twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2: Well, especially for many clients, that's always present on their
minds is how to integrate the tax and the investment management.
So that fades, but I would say a lot of
people are still riding with those New years goals and
objectives and talking about how much do I need to
be setting aside to reach my retirement goal? What kind
of expectations can I have for this year. We're putting
out a lot of market updates, some outlooks, giving people
an idea of what to expect We've been riding a
pretty good last couple of years, and so many people
have been asking can we count on that? Can will
that continue? What can we do this year? What kind
of opportunities are out there? And so that's a heavy
part of our conversations with clients is talking about some
investment opportunities for this year, how to align their portfolio
with their objectives and excited about the new year, as
are many of our clients.
Speaker 1: Well, Cougarnation's excited about the new year as well. They
have a lot of great football players that are coming back,
a lot of great defensive and offensive players that are
coming back. And I feel like in this era of
trashic portal and nil et cetera, there's a lot of chaos,
but the Kilani culture, he is ultimately winning out right.
The retention efforts to me get me more hyped than
any acquisition ever could. Are you the same way? You're
a BYU fan Seeing all these guys come back locked
in reloading coming back for twenty twenty six, does that
get you pretty amped?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 2: It totally does. And I'll tell you from a business standpoint,
we always track new introductions things like that. But the
most important thing is the retention. And to see that
happening with BYU football and BYU sports and just things
in general. You're right, that really speaks to the culture.
We know that a lot of our top guys are
being hit at by outside programs, by outside people. But
the fact that they decide to stay, they choose to
be here, even once they've come and shown themselves and
had some success, and then that they stay, it's it's tremendous,
not only in sports, but in business and in life.
I think it's special, and I think it really speaks
loudly to the Cloni culture.
Speaker 1: Like you said, yeah, and look, don't get it twisted.
I get excited about acquisitions too, because be what, you
picked up a few very good acquisitions in the offseason. Remember, hey,
we we got some good wide receivers coming back this season.
Jojo Phillips obviously, Parker Kingston, Cody Hagen, Tay Nakua, we
have Reggie Frishenett, and we have another one on the line.
Speaking of let's talk about stats. He had seven receptions
fifty nine yards. Looking to also be punt returner. Kick returner,
got some love in that regard. We got the six
foot one and ninety pound junior now going into a
senior year. I believe Tiger Bachmeyer on the line, Tiger,
how the heck are you?
Speaker 2: Buddy?
Speaker 3: I'm good, I'm super star beyond thanks for the intro.
I'm super grateful that you're having me on. Uh, I'm
just I'm super excited. Are you super excited for everything
to come?
Speaker 2: Now? Hey?
Speaker 1: Like I don't I have Have I seen a post
from Tiger yet about you being locked in and coming?
Did I miss one? Are you coming back?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I just uh haven't haven't posted yet, you know,
just figguring, figuring, uh for empty out on that end.
So okay, so that's still I'd like to do everything
in person, So figure that out.
Speaker 2: Yeay.
Speaker 1: Hey, No, we totally understand. There's got to be negotiations
and other things that have to have to be executed on,
and there's all a timeline that it has to be
done and and so we get that a wholeheartedly one
hundred percent. You're you're watching all this kind of play
out though right the off season. You've been in the
transfer portal before, uh you ended up coming to b YU.
What was that process like for you? The first go around.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you had to think about from like a hindsight
twenty twenty thing like it. It was, It was a
it was a pretty easy thing to do once you
get over the hump and the fear of of like
actually making the life changing decision. And I think that
the why I did a great job of welcoming me
after I had decided outside of the portal that I
was coming here. And so I'm super grateful for the
fan base and giving you guys like you just accepted
me and bringing me in, interviewing me and getting to
know me right away and making me feel welcome. So
that that was that was probably the best part of it,
is I was scared to make a decision. You know,
up to that point, it's the second biggest decision or
made of your life. And so to get that support
from the from the fan base and see all that
love is all all made it really easy. And so
I'm I'm hoping it's the same way for all of
our other acquisitions, and it definitely should be, and I
think I'll be a part of that, you know, reaching
out to them and make them feel super super comfortable.
Speaker 1: Yeah, how would you describe speaking of let's talk about stats,
your team, your squad. You guys went twelve and two
and you were a part of that. Two losses to
a top five team in Texas Tech. Pretty magical season.
I don't know if you expected that when you came
to BYU, But how would you describe the season as
a whole?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's something that you can't really describe.
I'm I mean, I think the fans out there who
were able to watch it live and jump on that
roller coaster while we were doing it is really the
only way you could have experienced that season. And now
looking back on that you just said, twelve and two
and getting that Bowl game. I think Jay Rod is
talking about it like since two and one, that's the
first team to go twelve wins and so that's so super,
super exciting. One of the seasons that came over was
was just to be a part of a team that
is and we knew it was going to go twelve
twelve wins and be in a winning environment and so uh,
I definitely don't think I was was surprised, but I
was super super president in the moment with all of
those wins. And I can't ask anybody on the team.
I was super excited. I just think I was the
most excited after every single win. I think after game
after game. I think after game seven, win, win seven,
I was like, that's the most wins I've ever had
in my college career. So I was, I was. I
was so excited.
Speaker 1: It was a special season, one of the best seasons
in b YU football history, and you were a part
of it. Tiger Blockmeier here on esp and the Fan
alongside Blane Anderson of Vanderwealth Vanderwealth dot Com. Blaine, I
want to get you back into the conversation here for
college and even you know, professional athletes did can't swing.
This is a new era, right nil, transfer, portal negotiations, etc.
Income can swing dramatically from your year, whether it's maybe
a breakout season, you have an injury that could decrease
your value, changes in eligibility or contracts. How do you
think about building investment strategies that maybe can adapt to
that kind of income volatility while supporting maybe some long
term financial goals.
Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I'm glad you mentioned that, Ben, that as
part of the NFL Players Association and that training and
a lot of the things that they talk about to
us as registered advisors, is the inconsistency of that income
and how it does swing from one year to another.
And so the key is plan plan that out, understand
that that happens, and then of course the tried and
new principles. Have a plan, have a budget, make good
sound investments, don't get out in front of your skis,
outlive your income or think that that last forever. And
as a certified financial planner are a big part of
everything we do is work with the end in mind,
have a plan, understand what you're working for, make sound
investment decisions, and be grateful for what's happening. There's a
lot of good that can come from it, and it
happens whether it's to the athlete or oftentimes to us
in the business world. And so just being grounded, having
a good plan, making sound investment choices, diversifying a portfolio,
they make a world of difference. And it's cool that
a lot of younger athletes and friends of the firm
like Tiger that come from outside the state, come from
other areas, but they're attracted to this area that they come,
get to be a part of it and build on
a foundation that provides a lot of entertainment excitement to
us on the outside world. I like how Tiger mentioned
the fans watching it and seeing that twelve and two season,
I had a ton of memories with friends and fans.
Only this year got to experience it, watching our team
perform well across the country, and it gave us something
forward to look forward to on the weekends. It's fun,
it's great entertainment, and it's just something cool that we
can all be a part of. So I'm glad that
the younger athletes even get to participate more on the
financial side and help better establish a foundation for them
because they'll continue doing a lot of good all throughout
their lives.
Speaker 1: Tiger, let me ask you a question, right, you come
from a great family. Mom and dad. We've gotten to
know them obviously. We know Bear, I met your your
sister as well. You guys are all extremely sharp. You
graduated from Stanford in like two and a half years.
You know that the financial world is a unique world.
How money works, how to invest it. You come onto
these funds, like, how are you navigating that right now?
As you know you've seen your brother also navigate that,
But how are you navigating kind of this new found
you know, money, wealth and how to invest it. How
are you approaching that?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's it's a it's a spectrum of
a lot of different things you can do, and it's
it's figuring out, figuring out like where you want to
put your time and where do you want to become
an expert on that spectrum because you can you can
diversify your wealth and and and and you only have
you don't have so much to spend. So it's like
you've got to pick yourself that you want to spend
your money into. And then as you're doing it, like
you're you're doing the research behind it, and and and picking, yeah,
picking the best things for your taking the best things
for yourself. And so it's been it's just it's been
an interesting journey, like watching have some money in stocks.
So it's been interesting, like watching those roller coaster rides
or uh, just like learning how to be an adult,
how to buy your taxes and it's kind of all
that stuff and you don't really get to talk about that.
But I'm grateful for the resources that like I'm getting
getting with fawealth and just having somebody to talk to,
someone to venture you and and people who are specifically
working with athletes and their wealth and specifying it even
more than that. So I'm super grateful that there is
people out there, and there's because there wasn't people like
that before. And I've heard so many stories about people
who weren't had no idea what to do with their
money and mess it up. And so I'm super grateful
that there's been stories like that before and people who
have recovered from that to be able to teach it
on to the next generations.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 3: And so I'm super grateful for that and excited because
I get I get really into it.
Speaker 1: Uh. Oh yeah, Well, I know you're very analytical, right,
we know the back mark. We've gotten another black mark.
Ever since the first time we interviewed. I'm like the
bak Myer think differently, extremely analytical, extremely intelligent, and so
I imagine that's been a fun foray for you. Now blamed
less than predictable. You know, we have markets that are unpredictable.
We got income that's unpredictable in this world, what mistakes
do you most often see? Maybe business owners because like
essentially these student athletes now are becoming business owners, they're
independent contractors. Maybe they set up their own LLC, they're
having to file taxes and things that nature. But business
owners make with income timing compensation that end up costing
them more in taxes than necessary.
Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely not planning for that. I've seen putting people
get side swiped late in the year and not understand
what kind of tax implications they were looking at, or
missed out on some planning opportunities. And then also it's
a tried and true principle for all investors, but it's
to be too heavy into one thing, especially if you're
not familiar with it. But I'm sure for a lot
of the young athletes and really for all of us,
you get hit with a lot of different opportunities. A
lot of things get thrown at you, and a lot
of things sound good at the beginning. But I like
what Tiger was saying about doing some homework, doing some research,
looking into it. These are big decisions and they're not
things that you want to take casually, so being over
allocated or taking on too much risk. That's one of
the things that we emphasize is your risk adjusted returns,
understanding the level of risk, the time commitment, being well diversified.
Those are the principles and things that as a fiduciary
and things that we emphasize must be considered. I was
talking with Tiger earlier before we hopped on air, and
he's in the NBA program, He's done some things with
internships or working with some VC firms. He's getting good
education and experience, and I would just encourage everyone to
do that, get education, do some homework. There's lots of
good opportunities, but not everyone is for Not everyone works
out the same way, and so that's why it's important
to have either somebody to work with closer or to
make sure and do your own.
Speaker 1: Work, no doubt about it. Let me circle back with
Tiger here a couple of last things before we let
you guys go. Appreciate you guys hopping on for a
Let's talk about stats segment. Tiger, give me your your
favorite moment of the season, maybe individually and then collectively
as a team this year. What stands out to you?
What are some of the good memories that you've been
able to get in a year's time in provo?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think the first highlight that pops out is
that Arizona game. Getting to watch Bears first comeback, well,
I guess the comeback in that environment as have been
the second time I've played Arizona, and so just getting
to see can you see us come back and go
through that rain delay, sit with the team in the
locker room, come out, come out hiring, and then I
get it done in the end there that was an
exciting game. And then getting to high five the fans
at the end. I just love the fan base. I
think the other day, I think a fan named my
Dad had sent me a picture of his dad. He
whacked the y on his chest. So it was like
a lot of stuff, a lot of stuff like that.
A lot of fans like learn Baron Tyger costumes the
Halloween I think. I think that's the type of stuff
I'll remember even my thirty years from now. Is just
those those small memories.
Speaker 1: Well, I'll tell you my favorite member of you was
the punt return this year, coming up the sideline on
that on that wide return that you got to the field.
Just yeah, calling up that that west sideline opening up.
Now you look good there. That was my favorite. I
think that was my favorite, like foot ball highlight of you.
But you ran some fantastic Rod has some great catches.
As well, and we know that's uh that was that was.
Speaker 3: Good highlight because it was against it was against Stanford.
So this old team.
Speaker 2: That say that, how.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it feels good to get those opportunities,
and we know you want more opportunities this next season.
We we do have a lot of wide receivers that
were returning. What do you like about the wide receiver
room right now, Tiger, how it looks with some of
these guys returning.
Speaker 3: I think it looks like this is going to be
competition left and right, and I think that's the best
thing for the program, best thing for everything. And so
what what's going to come out of that? Is good?
Speaker 1: Can't wait for it? Man? Well, Tiger Blaine, we appreciate
you guys, thanks for hopping on for let's talk about
stat segment and we'll catch up with you guys again soon.
Speaker 2: Thanks so much, always a pleasure, Thank you.
Speaker 1: All Right, there you go. That's Tiger Bachmeyer in Blaine Anderson.
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