This is Motley Fool Answers. I'm Alison Southwick, joined as always by Robert Brokamp,

personal finance expert here at The Motley Fool. Why is the title of this week's episode so boring?

Because it's that good. Bro sits down to interview financial planner Michael Kitsas on a sundry of things.

If you know Michael Kitsas, you're excited of things. If you know Michael Kitsis,

you're excited. If you don't know him yet, well, I'm excited for you. All that and that's that on

this week's episode of Motleyful Answers. Every financial planner knows a thing or two about money,

but who do they turn to when they have a question or are looking to further their educations?

That person is very often, Michael Kitsis, one of the more prominent thought leaders in the

financial services profession.

Michael is the head of planning strategy at Buckingham Wealth Partners, co-founder of the

XY Planning Network, among other companies, the host of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast

and the publisher of the Kitsis report newsletter

and the nerds eye view blog at Kitsis.com. He has eight professional designations, including

the certified financial planner and master of taxation. He gives 50 to 70 presentations

at professional conferences each year. He's also an avid bridge player and the longest

standing volunteer and now

board member of the Washington Improv Theater. And finally, the man loves a good blue shirt.

Michael Kitsis, welcome to Motley Full Answers. Thank you so much. I really appreciate the opportunity

to be here and join you today. So let's start with your story. How did a psychology major with a

theater minor as well as all the pre-med requirements become a financial planning nerd?

Oh, God bless the liberal arts education, right? Like a psych major, theater minor, pre-med student, the only thing I figured out by last semester of senior year was I was really certain I didn't want to go into psychology theater or, or medicine full time. So, of course, my parents were thrilled. Money well spent.

Absolutely. I did love my liberal arts education. I don't want to knock it. But there was a lot of,

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