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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Sep 16, 2019 • 43min
Technology’s Role in Building a Firm for Maximum Value
In part 2 of 2, Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar, explores the ongoing role technology plays in the different stages of a business, as well as a firm’s valuation, and what independent firm owners need to consider as their businesses and clients evolve.
Sep 9, 2019 • 1h 7min
Michael Kitces on How to Differentiate and Grow in a Competitive Environment
One of the industry's leading voices, Michael Kitces, joins Mindy to discuss the fundamental shifts in the wealth management industry, the leveling of the playing field and what advisors need to do to differentiate, compete and thrive.
Jun 27, 2019 • 42min
Gaining the Technological Edge in Independence
Prospective breakaways often ask, “How can an independent firm possibly compete on a technology level with the wirehouses?” Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar, joins the show to answer that question and explores the role of fintech in independence.
Jun 21, 2019 • 47min
Exploring the Independent Broker Dealer Space
A conversation about the IBD model with Commonwealth Financial Network Managing Principal of Business Development, Andrew Daniels. Learn how the firm, 40 years in the making, has evolved, and how their model differs from others in the independent space.
Jun 13, 2019 • 36min
Freedom from the Big Brand: Unencumbered Growth for an $800mm Team
Morgan Stanley breakaway Steve Schwarzbach, Founder and Managing Partner of $800mm RIA Icon Wealth Partners, shares how he and his partners – free of the “big firm agenda” – regained the power to define their firm’s culture and offer best-in-class products and services.
May 30, 2019 • 44min
How this $2.5 Billion Team Saw Past the Handcuffs of Deferred Compensation
Former Morgan Stanley advisor Margaret Dechant had a successful “self-sufficient business” at the firm with $2.5B under management. So, what drove her and her partners to breakaway, leave deferred compensation behind and form their own independent firm?
May 16, 2019 • 26min
7 Things Advisors Need to Know About Succession Planning
Louis Diamond takes over the mic to share actionable advice on succession planning for all advisors no matter your age, stage of your career, or whether you’re seated at a wirehouse or are an independent business owner.
May 2, 2019 • 35min
4X Growth in 3 Years: A Regional Breakaway Success Story
Chip Munn reminds us that breakaways do not always come from the wirehouses. He left regional broker dealer Hilliard Lyons for RJFS in 2016 in search of more freedom and flexibility to grow his business. And grow he did: from $300mm in AUM to $1.2B in just a few short years.
Apr 25, 2019 • 16min
The Top 7 Turnkey Models that are Rocking the Independent Landscape
In a greatly expanded landscape, many independent models exist that provide varying levels of freedom and flexibility. Louis Diamond joins the episode to help identify, compare and contrast the 7 most popular options available to breakaway advisors.
Apr 18, 2019 • 38min
A Model of Supported Independence That Fills the “Fear Gap”
Rob Bartenstein discusses how Kestra Private Wealth Services offers a path to supported independence for advisors who want to go independent but do not want to build an RIA firm themselves.
