The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors
Mindy Diamond Financial Advisor Recruiter and Consultant
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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Oct 22, 2020 • 55min
Learning from the Leaders: Bob Mulholland on Roadblocks, Change and the Wave Towards Independence
Wirehouse veteran Bob Mulholland shares his experience at Merrill and UBS, plus perspective on changes at the wirehouses, the drivers towards independence, stemming advisor attrition at big brokerages, changing advisor sentiment and much more.
Oct 15, 2020 • 49min
5 Tips for Financial Advisors on How to Get From $500mm to $5B
A look at how financial advisors can take a giant leap in growth, for example, going from managing assets of $500mm to $5B or more. Financial advisor coach, podcast host and New York Times bestselling author Steve Sanduski joins the show.
Oct 8, 2020 • 14min
Industry Update: Why Working from Home May Be One of Wealth Management’s Biggest Game Changers
With nearly 60% of advisors currently working from home, how is that impacting their client relationships? And how are so many advisors still choosing to move in these uncertain times? Mindy Diamond discusses that and more in this Industry Update.
Oct 1, 2020 • 51min
From $30mm to $55B: The Strategic Vision Behind Creative Planning’s Extraordinary Growth
What’s driving the acquisition appetite of mega-RIAs? Peter Mallouk of $55B RIA Creative Planning has been driving inorganic growth like never before. He talks about his latest deals, his formula for growth, tips for buyer and sellers, and more.
Sep 24, 2020 • 29min
Industry Update on M&A: Meet the Investors—Why It’s Important for All Advisors to Know Who They Are
Who are the investors? How are deals structured? Why would an advisor choose to sell all or a portion of his business? What’s the downside? When to monetize? The answers to those questions and more for wirehouse and independent advisors.
Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 1min
From Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor to One of the Biggest Breakaway Stories of 2019
Why would a $6B team choose to leave behind the safety of Morgan Stanley - not to mention two-thirds of their assets - to make the leap to independence? Breakaway Jason Fertitta explains how he and his team decided to make the leap, forming RIA Americana Partners, how their high-net worth clients reacted to the news, and much more.
Sep 10, 2020 • 34min
Industry Update: Understanding the Real Value of a Financial Advisor’s Business
Many advisors wonder whether their business value can be maximized under a brokerage umbrella. Louis Diamond shares 3 valuation scenarios, as well as sheds light on why so many advisors choose to go independent on the back 9 of their careers.
Aug 27, 2020 • 52min
How the Investment Playing Field Has Been Leveled for Even the Most Sophisticated Advisors and Their Clients
Lawrence Calcano of iCapital Network discusses how their alternative investments (alts) platform helped close the gap for advisors who previously could not go independent without losing some, if not all, of their private fund access.
Aug 20, 2020 • 17min
Industry Update: Why Rockefeller, First Republic and Other Boutique Firms Are Attracting So Many Top Advisors
The 3rd of a 3-part series on the landscape of the wealth management industry explores today's boutique firms – a quasi-independent model – focusing on the top 2 firms in particular: Rockefeller Capital Management and First Republic Wealth Management.
Aug 13, 2020 • 50min
Growing Up with Merrill Lynch: A Next-Gen Breakaway Story
Merrill next gen inheritor Elizabeth "Lizzie" Evans discusses her decision to leave the firm on the heels of her father’s CTP agreement and cautions how Merrill's sunset package means buying something the next gen doesn't truly own.
