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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

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Launched in 2017 as Mindy Diamond on Independence, the show has taken on a broader perspective beyond the independent space to include topics, insights, and candid conversations around financial advisor transitions, growth, and an ever-changing industry landscape. Each episode is designed to offer objective guidance and actionable advice with some of the industry’s brightest movers and shakers.

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Launched in 2017 as Mindy Diamond on Independence, the show has taken on a broader perspective beyond the independent space to include topics, insights, and candid conversations around financial advisor transitions, growth, and an ever-changing industry landscape. Each episode is designed to offer objective guidance and actionable advice with some of the industry’s brightest movers and shakers.

Language:

English


Episodes

What Advisors Should Focus on to Maximize the Value of Their Practice: An Investment Banker’s Guidance

3/14/2024
Dan Seivert of ECHELON Partners offers perspective to help advisors better understand their business’s value drivers and how to maximize each, even if you aren’t interested in going independent or selling your business.

Duration:00:47:11

An Industry Update on Advisor Transitions and Deals: The 2023 Report

3/7/2024
In the Advisor Transition Report’s companion podcast episode, Louis and Jason Diamond explore the key takeaways and their anticipated influence on activity during 2024 and beyond.

Duration:00:40:58

Growth Strategies: An Ex-Merrill Advisor on Going from Practice to Firm to $4B Enterprise

2/29/2024
Brett Bernstein realized that he could not achieve his vision and goals within the wirehouse world. So he set out to build his own practice. When he outgrew that, he built a firm. Now, he’s building an enterprise.

Duration:01:01:09

Top Tips for Setting Your Business Up for Success Years Before a Move: An Industry Update

2/22/2024
A breakdown of the steps advisors can take to prepare for change and enhance business processes, equally effective for those at the curiosity stage or even deep into due diligence, and whether you ultimately make a move or not.

Duration:00:32:34

The Next Chapter: Former First Republic Head Launches RIA with Backing from PE Firm Summit Partners

2/15/2024
Former President of First Republic Private Wealth Management Bob Thornton talks about the fallout from the banking crisis and his new chapter building an RIA backed by private equity firm Summit Partners.

Duration:00:58:27

Trading Short-Term Gain for Long-Term Success: An $850mm UBS Breakaway Story

2/8/2024
Former UBS advisor Barry Mitchell discusses why he messed with success in the quintessential narrative for financial advisors around how to think about change, due diligence, the transition process, and more.

Duration:00:57:29

Bourbon, Real Estate, and Golf Courses: How Innovations in Investments, Training, and Client Service Built a $9.4B Business

2/1/2024
Gary Furukawa and Erik Morgan of Freestone Capital share how their success is driven by creating unique solutions for clients, training their team, and managing investments.

Duration:00:55:38

Embracing a Growth Mindset: Best Practices for Top Advisors from AllianceBernstein’s Head of Private Wealth

1/25/2024
Top firm leader, Onur Erzan discusses how a growth mindset transcends AllianceBernstein’s culture, from its enhanced value proposition to its blend of proprietary and open architecture solutions.

Duration:00:49:22

Building a Business with Intention: The $5B Callan Family Office Recipe for Success

1/18/2024
Jack Ginter, CEO and Partner of Callan Family Office, discusses how understanding the unique needs of clients and delivering upon those needs are the key to building a world-class advisory business. The 30-year industry veteran shares his journey and offers actionable advice to advisors of all levels.

Duration:00:58:54

2023’s Most Valuable Insights on Transitions, Independence, and Advisor Growth

1/11/2024
A compendium of the best advice from top advisors on eliminating limitations and bureaucracy, fostering growth, maximizing business value, and ensuring your firm is the right place for your clients and business for the long term.

Duration:01:09:26

An Advisor’s Guide to 2024: The Impact of 2023 on the Coming Year

12/21/2023
A review of the most influential trends that impacted advisors in 2023, plus predictions and actionable guidance for 2024 to help advisors think more strategically and set longer-term goals to grow, protect, and future-proof their businesses.

Duration:00:48:52

Barron’s Top Advisor and Industry Visionary Steve Lockshin: Lessons from the Life of a Serial Entrepreneur

12/14/2023
The founder of AdvicePeriod, Vanilla, and others, offers a unique perspective on how an advisor’s entrepreneurial DNA can drive their ability to serve clients and grow untethered, particularly in the independent space.

Duration:00:46:35

The Founding Sanctuary Team: How These Wells Fargo Breakaways Built a $2.4B Business

12/7/2023
What motivated this $1.6B multi-generational Wells Fargo team to leave the wirehouse world for supported independence with a relatively unknown broker dealer? Chris and Brian Cooke of Cooke Financial discuss their decision, growth, and more.

Duration:00:53:25

$1.6B 6 Years Later: Matt Celenza on Doubling Growth, Opportunity, and Life After Merrill

11/30/2023
The founder of Boulevard Family Wealth revisits the show 6 years later to share an insider perspective on what he wishes he knew before breaking away from Merrill, including greater access to everything his UHNW clients needed and the positive impact on client service and growth.

Duration:00:57:01

Private Equity and the RIA: Two Perspectives on the Value of Growth

11/16/2023
Mark Copeland, Founder of $19B Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) and Ben Prigal, Vice President of Reverence Capital Partners, discuss the value of partnership between private equity and RIAs, practice valuation, PE’s attraction to the wealth management space, and more.

Duration:00:48:20

From Lifer to Leaver: $3B Former UBS Advisor Finds His New Edge

11/9/2023
Ghislain Gouraige, a 15-year UBS “culture carrier” shares what made him “start listening” to what was going on outside of the four walls of the firm at which he built a $3B practice, the value he saw in leaving to join NewEdge, tips on building an extraordinary business, and more.

Duration:00:56:43

Embracing the Modern Advisor: An Inside Look at Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions

11/2/2023
Richard Lofgren, the Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions, provides inside baseball on Goldman’s custody offering, including how they differentiate from other established custodians and their ideal advisor profile.

Duration:00:44:35

How to Navigate the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride of a Transition: A Special Industry Update

10/26/2023
Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share ideas from 25 years of experience to help advisors navigate the daunting process of transition and advice on how to better cope with what can feel like a tumultuous ride.

Duration:00:36:29

Seeing the Future Through the Eyes of the Client: A $770mm UBS Breakaway Story

10/19/2023
Matthew Murphy and Rebecca Baker of Marble Wealth discuss their choice to leave UBS and opt for independence early in their careers, the impact of signing on to the firm’s retire-in-place program ALFA, their age as a competitive advantage, and much more.

Duration:00:54:00

Goldman Custody Platform Trailblazers: $1B Merrill Breakaway Team One Year Later

10/12/2023
The founders of Beverly Hills Private Wealth discuss their motivations to leave Merrill after building a billion-dollar business, their transition to independence and experience as one of the first RIAs to choose Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions as their custodian.

Duration:00:58:33