FA: Nick, what has been the greatest reward of working with Joan in the ways you talk about in the book?
Nick: Well, on the most basic level, the greatest reward was not flunking out of the business, not giving up. But again, the practice of working in harmony, such that together we summon a more creative intelligence than either of us has individually, is probably the greatest gift.
Joan: If we can just communicate to advisors' life partners the critical lessons that we had to learn the hard way, I think we'll have succeeded. In that sense, doing this book was really a labor of love. I wouldn't want to have to do it again, but I really think we accomplished what we set out to do: to give back. And maybe, in the process, we found that we still had things to learn about each other.
FA: That sounds like the perfect note to end on. Thanks, guys.
Joan and Nick: No; thank you, Evan.