The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Build, Grow, and Scale: How a Young Bank Brokerage Team is Achieving Their Goals in Independence
June 20, 2024

Dustin Cali and Daniel Ventura of Praetego Private Wealth broke away to: Build a business designed for the future, poised for growth and scale, with the freedom to serve clients unique needs.

Buying, Selling, or Transitioning Your Business: An Attorney’s Advice
June 13, 2024

Expert industry attorney Corey Kupfer offers advice to all advisors, whether considering change or not, including perspectives on contractual obligations and potential landmines one might encounter in a move, plus how to prepare your business for change,

Are You Vulnerable? An Advisor’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in a Hyper-Compliant Environment— A Special Industry Update
June 06, 2024

In a world managed to the lowest common denominator and driven by heavy-handed compliance, every employee advisor is vulnerable. In this episode, Mindy and Louis break it all down, share warning signs all advisors should pay attention to and proactive ste

Having Fun Again: How a Former Northwestern Mutual Advisor Designed a $7.5B Firm Around Cultural and Philosophical Alignment
May 30, 2024

Building a firm from $120mm in assets to over $7.5B in just 6 years is an incredible feat. Mike Dolberg describes how he and the team at Apollon recognized the value of culture, partnership, and the freedom to serve clientsand how that realization ultima

A Blueprint for Building a Wealth Management Enterprise to $3B and Beyond
May 23, 2024

After a dozen years in the wirehouse world, Reza Zamani began to recognize the limitations inherent to the model. So in 2012, he left to launch SteelPeak Wealth with $250mm in AUM. Today, they manage $3B and have 20 advisors on their team. Reza discusses

Building a $6B+ Firm by Listening to Clients: The Formula for Mastering Excellence and Creating a Superstar Enterprise
May 16, 2024

Since his last visit on the show 5 years ago, Rob Nelsons NorthRock Partners has grown exponentially, serving a high net worth client base of professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. Rob offers valuable lessons derived from finding

$10B Summit Financial’s 3X Growth in 4-Years: The Story Behind the Rise of a 42-Year-Old RIA
May 09, 2024

The Director of Business Development and Growth, Ed Friedman, shares the secret sauce driving Summits growth surge. Its a perspective on the evolved independent space, with actionable advice on culture, outsourcing, the value of minority investors, and

How the FTC’s Rule on Non-Competes May Impact Financial Advisors: An Attorney’s Perspective
May 02, 2024

Attorney Matt Baum breaks down the facts on the latest FTC Noncompete Rule, the potential impact on an advisors business, current agreements, the ability to transition, and more.

A $1B+ Wells Fargo Breakaway Team Gets Re-Energized in a New Model
April 25, 2024

In building a $1B business at Wells, Angie Ostendarp and Jordan Raniszeski realized they had outgrown the model, which limited their ability to serve their clients and continue their growth trajectory. They share why supported independence was the right f

How Badly Do You Want It? A Process to Help Assess Whether Change is “Worth It” — A Special Industry Update
April 18, 2024

In looking for better ways to foster growth and solve for other long-term goals, advisors need to weigh the value of pain vs. gain when it comes to a transition. In this special episode, Mindy and Louis Diamond share a process for answering the seminal