The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

What’s on the Minds of Elite Advisors and Teams? A Special Industry Update
February 06, 2025

What drives the industrys top advisors and teams? This special episode with Jason and Mindy Diamond explores the traits that drive their success, as well as the challenges they face.

Unlocking a Niche: 30-Year Wirehouse Veteran on Building a $1B Independent Business
January 30, 2025

Gerry Spitzer of Questar Capital Partners discusses leaving the wirehouse world after 30 years to launch an independent firm, sharing a perspective of building a business at Merrill and, more recently, UBS, and why focused, niche businesses may be better

Focus Financial Partners 2.0: Inside Baseball from the New CEO on the Firm’s Evolution
January 23, 2025

Michael Nathanson shares his vision for Focus, offering a unique insiders perspective on the firms evolution and differentiators, and how that plays into the future of independence. Plus, he offers thoughts on his own transition to CEO and advice for ad

Unconstrained Growth: $6B+ Former UBS Team Finds Real Freedom to Focus on Clients
January 16, 2025

Tony Smith of Stonegate Investment Group discusses transitioning from UBS after 14 years and $4.4B in AUM to independence and building the business to $6B, including the motivations to make a change at this stage of his career, how they achieved such extr

The Most Valuable Insights for Advisors: On Goals, Growth, and Building Something Great
January 09, 2025

A compendium of advice extracted from 48 episodes of the 2024 season of the Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors, including the importance of your Why, the most compelling reasons for change, being a true fiduciary, unique value propositions, and mo

The Good News on Marketing: An Industry Legend on How to Grow Bigger Faster
December 26, 2024

A free session on accelerating growth via marketing with one of the leading firms in the wealth management industry. They offer advice on the value of content, the referral process, building strategic partnerships, CRMs and technology, and much more.

An Advisor’s Guide to 2025: The Impact of 2024 on the New Year
December 19, 2024

Mindy and Louis Diamonds annual review is designed to provide guidance on the most impactful wealth management industry trends anticipated for 2025 including transitions, deals, comp, private equity, the wirehouse recruiting race, and more.

Building with Intentionality: Growing a $1B Business to a $4B Enterprise and Beyond
December 12, 2024

Mike Quin, a former Market Manager at Wells Fargo, left the wirehouse world to launch DayMark Wealth Partners. Mike offers a candid perspective on his experience and how it motivated him and his team to build an independent firm that is focused on their c

No Longer a Differentiator: $940B Hamilton Lane on the Changing Face of Private Markets
December 05, 2024

Steve Brennan, Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth Solutions from one of the leading private markets firms offers a unique perspective on the space, including how democratized access has helped foster growth beyond the wirehouses, the impact on a

Rapid Reaction: UBS Comp Plan Changes and the Impact on Advisors
November 26, 2024

Louis Diamond offers a perspective for UBS advisors on the firms compensation plan changes announced on November 21. Its an episode for advisors who are curious about the updates and how they can use this knowledge to make informed decisions.