Michael Konopaski PhD

Always open to real conversations. Drop me a DM.

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Authenticity over polish.

https://t.co/CLepJDFcZT

Thanks @WealthProCA

#DepthOverHype

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Why Introverts Struggle Early, and Often Win Later

https://t.co/QF25OYtz7X

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

I’m not pro‑private or pro‑passive. I’m pro using the right tool for the right environment.

If you’re going to take shots at private market funds in this environment, don’t go silent on passive investing the next time markets drop 30%.

Every strategy looks great, until it doesn’t.

Liquidity isn’t risk. Chance of loss is.

#PrivateMarkets #PassiveInvesting #AlternativeInvestments #PublicMarkets

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Talking about how AI will replace advisors is a dead horse. We should be talking about how advisors who use AI will replace those who don’t.

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Debating whether AI can replace humans in financial planning is yesterday’s argument.

The real conversation is about how humans and AI can work together to deliver deeper insight, better decision‑making, and a more personalized client experience.

@FutureProof_HQ

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

@ACACompliance Looking forward to it!

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

I was in Guadalajara hours before the shit hit the fan.

One of those moments that reminds you how fast the world can turn.

Beautiful city. The high life in full color.

#perspective #timingiseverthing

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

In every succession, ask yourself the real question:
What are you actually selling?

A client list, a practice, a business, an enterprise, a firm, or a legacy?

Now choose with intention and act accordingly.

Thanks @MDRtweet for the invite. Absolutely loved the event.

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

What happens to your practice when you step away?

Looking forward to today’s conversation on succession, strategy, and continuity. This session is about protecting what you’ve built, and planning what comes next.

Grateful for the opportunity and the people at @MDRtweet and Designed Wealth Management who make this work meaningful.

hashtag#AdvisorSuccession hashtag#FutureOfAdvice

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Thanks to everyone who applied for the right‑hand role.

The talent level this round is unreal. Best I’ve seen.

Grateful, energized, and looking forward to the next steps.

#Hiring #Leadership #DesignedWealth #RIA #RightHand #GrowthMindset #TorontoBusiness #FinancialAdvisors

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Research isn’t about repackaging someone else’s evidence.

It’s about entering the real world, gathering your own data, thinking independently, and creating ideas that didn’t exist before.

#Research #OriginalThinking #Leadership #Entrepreneurship

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

This is why the financial planning industry struggles with its identity: It still doesn’t have a real framework for professional disagreement.

Condescension and conduct remain live wires across financial planning and investment management.

The cracks are impossible to ignore.

#FinancialPlanning #InvestmentManagement #AdvisorCommunity #IndustryStandards #ProfessionalConduct #AdvisorLeadership #FutureOfFinance

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Evidence Isn’t Everything. Context Matters.

As a recovering professor, I love investing grounded in academic rigor and empirical evidence.

But here’s the twist: Great research training doesn’t teach blind acceptance.

It teaches you to think critically, question assumptions, and create new knowledge, not just consume it.

Investing isn’t always about worshipping data. It’s about applying it wisely.

#Investing #CriticalThinking #RIA #EvidenceBased

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Best line I've heard in a long time.

Stop optimizing something that shouldn't exist. @DrBenjaminHardy

Instead of making incremental improvements to outdated systems or low-value activities, eliminate them entirely.

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Blog and newsletter launch coming soon. Working on title.

Design. Disrupt. Define.

It promises fresh thinking.

#DesignDisruptDefine #WealthManagementRedefined #AdvisorInnovation #FutureOfFinance

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

@dennis_geelen Tons of family in Windsor. Business class cheap with 50% continuous discount!

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

Every so often you stumble on true arbitrage.

Pretty soon I’ll be riding Toronto–Windsor trains for free.

Every single trip is late by over an hour, which means 50% credit for the next trip.

I get to apply the discount for every trip. A fun math equation!

Endless free (almost) travel.

#TrainHack

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

The problem for entrepreneurs: any day can be a work day. — @DanSullivanSC @StrategicCoach

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

If you're not buying companies and you're not selling your own company, the investment industry can feel like a lonely island.

The noise fades, and you're left with your convictions.

#RIA #InvestmentAdvisors #LonelyRoad

[Michael Konopaski PhD @mkonopas]

The next time someone calls something a “contact sport” when it’s clearly not, I might lose it.

Not everything intense needs a football or hockey metaphor.

#EnoughAlready #BusinessClichés