The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Barron’s Hall of Famer and Hightower Trailblazer Richard Saperstein: On Rising from Crisis, Team Building and the Real Value of a Business
December 08, 2021

Richard Saperstein rose out of the 08 financial crisis to build the now $20B+ Treasury Partners. He discusses that journey, his decision to affiliate with Hightower Advisors, plus the firms unique business model, the secret to their success and more.

Wall Street Meets Main Street: How RBC Wealth Management Combines a Global Approach with a Regional Feel
December 01, 2021

How did a bank out of Canada rise to the ranks in the US wealth management space? RBC Wealth ManagementU.S. President Tom Sagissor shares an insiders perspective, plus why their Wall Street meets Main Street culture is attracting some of the industry

Creating Continuity: A UBS Breakaway on Building a Virtual Multi-Family Office
November 17, 2021

Rich Mullen of $1.75B RIA platform Pallas Capital Advisors shares creative ways he grew the business serving ultra-high net worth clients with a level of continuity that he could not achieve on his ow

A Culture of Choice: Why Raymond James Rocks the Regional Space and Advisor Recruiting
November 09, 2021

Advisors desire for greater agency in serving clients and growing their businesses is driving growth toward regional firms like Raymond James & Associates. Tash Elwyn, President and CEO, discusses how choice is the foundation of the firms culture.

Industry Update on Merrill’s Project Thunder: Too Little Too Late?
November 03, 2021

Merrills recognition of the incongruence with their advisors via Project Thunder and limiting comp changes leaves some unanswered questions. This episode delves into those questions, whats bugging advisors most and if its all too little too late.

Regional Culture, Global Capabilities: Stifel’s $400B Success Story
October 28, 2021

Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel Financial Corp., shares how the firm serves as an example of what a regional firm is representative of today, and discusses their extraordinary growth, the a

Motivated by the Long Game: Why a UBS Breakaway Left a Deal Behind for Independence with Summit Financial
October 19, 2021

Monish Verma describes an instructive breakaway journey, from due diligence and decision-making, foregoing an outsized recruiting deal check, opting to sell equity and how his choice to go independent

A Losing Battle at Merrill: Why a Former Leader Left the Herd for Independence–the Value of Culture and the “Intoxicating” Effects of Freedom
October 12, 2021

To Greg Franks, the bankifying of Merrill, which he served at for nearly 3 decades, was nothing short of tragic. The former Merrill leader shares his experience and the story of his own leap to independence to the helm of Snowden Lane Partners.

Third Gen UBS Breakaway Finds Sanctuary: $150mm in Assets and a Long Runway to Grow
October 06, 2021

Next gen Tom Stadum realized that he had a long runway and greater opportunity beyond UBS. So once his partner/father fulfilled the obligations of his retirement agreement, Tom left to build independe

Industry Update on Recruiting: Should you go for the forgivable loan?
September 30, 2021

The convention of offering a forgivable loan or recruitment deal has been the subject of a long-standing debate in the wealth management industry. Should advisors take the upfront deal or opt for the