The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Preparing for Succession: What Made Selling the Right Path for this $2B Firm
October 13, 2022

Kevin Myeroff shares how he built a $2B firm, the process of planning for succession and ultimate decision to sell NCA Financial Planners to Sequoia Financial.

Industry Update on M&A: Why Buy? Tips for Those with Their Sights Set on Becoming an Acquirer
October 06, 2022

When it comes to M&A, there are plenty of independent business owners and wirehouse advisors who have their sights on becoming acquirers, yet its an incredibly competitive environment with more buyers than sellers. Heres how to compete and win.

Creating a Destination for Other Advisors: How a $600mm Breakaway Team Transformed into a $2.8B Business
September 29, 2022

Todd Resnick and his colleagues were attracted to the idea of building a destination for other advisors. He discusses their journey leveraging M&A, capital partners and support services to bring their shared goals to lifedemonstrating how vision can dr

Private Bankers Find Greater Independence: Former $2B J.P. Morgan Team on Their New Chapter with Cresset
September 22, 2022

Kevin McGuire and Sarah Burney, former J.P. Morgan Private Bankers, share their journey in moving their $2B HNW-focused business to Cresset. They discuss garden leave, portability, referrals, and more.

2022 Transition Report: An Update on Advisor Movement in the Wealth Management Industry for H1
September 15, 2022

10 top trends from Diamond Consultants Transition Report, the first of a bi-annual series of reports for financial advisors. A comprehensive, data-driven exploration of financial advisor movement over a specific timeframe.

One-on-One with Rudy Adolf: How Focus Financial Partners Revolutionized RIA M&A—and Went Public in the Process
September 08, 2022

Rudy Adolf describes how the idea of Focus Financial Partners evolved, filling a gap in how independent financial advisors accessed capital, resources and monetized their lifes work, plus the firms journey as a public company and more.

Industry Update: How to Maximize Your Career Enterprise Value
August 25, 2022

Advisors invest their time, energy, and talents in serving clients and fostering business growth. Ultimately, they are creating career enterprise value. Heres how to maximize that value.

How to Deliver Massive Value: Turning the Tables on The Perfect RIA’s Matthew Jarvis
August 18, 2022

Matthew Jarvis rose from near bankruptcy to running a profitable independent financial advisory practice. He shares his story plus key teachings on extreme accountability and delivering massive value to clients.

Industry Update: Should You Consider a Move When Markets are Turbulent?
August 11, 2022

Its common for financial advisors to share that they are uncomfortable thinking about a move when the markets are unsettled. But how does an advisor know if now is the right time to consider change? Learn that and more.

Ex-Merrill ACTM Chair to Independent Business Owner: A Former Insider’s Point of View
August 04, 2022

Kelly Milligan describes his journey at Merrill from zero to $1.5B in AUM, his role as Chair of the ACTM, the change in culture at the firm and how that motivated him and his team to launch independent firm Quorum Private Wealth.