The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

The Transition Roundtable: Merrill, UBS, Wells, and Morgan Advisors Reflect on Their Paths
November 20, 2025

In this replay of an engaging live webinar, four advisors who left Merrill, UBS, Wells, and Morgan Stanley share what tipped the scale, what surprised them, and what they wish theyd known before making a move.

From Merrill to Rockefeller: A Journey of Exclusive Access and Extraordinary Growth
November 13, 2025

After 18 years at Merrill, Neil Rubinstein and his team joined Rockefeller Global Family Office, finding a platform purpose-built for ultra-high-net-worth clients and redefining what exclusive access and extraordinary growth can look like for elite advi

A Prescription for Independence: A Merrill Breakaway’s “Financial Physician” Approach to Client Care and Growth
November 06, 2025

Alex Markowitz, a former Merrill advisor, shares how independence gave him freedom to build a firm defined by empathy, collaboration, and a financial physician approach to client care.

How to Avoid the Dreaded TRO: Legal Strategies for Advisors in Transition
October 30, 2025

As TROs and lawsuits make headlines, two top attorneys who specialize in transitions share how advisors can minimize risk, protect client relationships, and make a clean move with confidence.

Rise and Reinvent: Joe Duran on Building and Rebuilding World-Class Firms
October 23, 2025

Having built and sold two world-class firms, the founder of Rise Growth Partners shares lessons on leadership, innovation, and how growth requires constant reinvention.

Life After Edward Jones: How One Advisor Built a Lean, Focused Independent Firm
October 16, 2025

Former Edward Jones advisor Steve Davis shares how he built a lean, focused independent firm with LPL and what freedom really means.

Sanctuary 2.0: How Adam Malamed Is Reframing Growth with Advisor Autonomy
October 09, 2025

The CEO of Sanctuary Wealth shares how the firm doubled in size, redefining supportive independence and advisor growth in wealth management.

The Advisor Transition Playbook: Inside Baseball on Due Diligence, the Move, and Everything In Between
October 02, 2025

A guide to advisor transitions: due diligence, culture, deals, client comms,and lessons from the $129B Merrill breakaway.

The $129B Blockbuster Move: Shirl Penney on Why This Transition Marks a New Era for the Industry
September 29, 2025

A $129B team left Merrill to launch OpenArc Corporate Advisory, the largest breakaway in industry history. In this special episode, Dynastys Shirl Penney joins Louis Diamond to share an inside perspective on why the deal is about more than scale, what dr

Running It Back: What It Takes to Build a Multi-Billion-Dollar Firm—Twice
September 25, 2025

Few advisors build a multi-billion-dollar RIA. John Krambeer has done it twice. In this candid conversation, the Validus Capital CEO reflects on his journey, how independence has evolved, and the hard-won lessons that guide him now.