The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

The 10 Most Valuable Insights from Breakaway Advisors
January 16, 2020

A special all-in-one-place, best of the breakaways show featuring curated conversations about the motivations behind the choice to leave the wirehouse world, the risks these breakaways took and the rewards they found waiting on the other side.

What are Top Advisors Doing Differently?
December 16, 2019

What is it that makes elite advisors so successful? Mindy Diamond takes a deep dive into the motivations, mindset and habits of top financial advisors with Matt Oechsli of The Oechsli Institute.

How “Transparency” Propelled Growth from $1 to $4 Billion in 8 Years
December 09, 2019

From NASA scientist to Forbes Top Wealth Advisor: Paul Pagnato, CEO Founder of PagnatoKarp, shares his extraordinary breakaway story from financial advisor at Merrill Lynch to launching an independent practice at HighTower Advisors before forming the now

How This UBS Breakaway Team Increased Their Client Base by 50%
December 03, 2019

Doug John and Bryn Talkington join Mindy Diamond to discuss their break from UBS, the ability to better serve their ultra-high net worth clients and resulting extraordinary growth as the independent $1.5B RIA firm Requisite Capital Management.

LPL Reinvented: Going Beyond the Traditional Broker Dealer Model
November 18, 2019

With 30 years under its belt, LPL Financial is undergoing an evolution to what CEO Dan Arnold describes as the next generation independent model. Guests Rich Steinmeier and Marc Cohen share some inside baseball on the independent broker dealer's new dir

5 Things Josh Brown’s Firm Does Differently—And How it Resulted in Over 100X Growth in 6 Years
November 11, 2019

Josh Brown, of Ritholtz Wealth Management and voice of The Reformed Broker and CNBC Halftime Report, talks about where the wealth management industry is headed, inorganic growth, equity, the role of authenticity and perseverance, and more.

An Update on Merrill Enhanced CTP: What it Means for Advisors, Their Next Gen and Clients
November 08, 2019

In this special podcast episode, Vince Fertitta, breakaway Merrill executive who is now President of Sanctuary Wealth, joins the show to discuss Merrill’s recently announced enhanced CTP and what it means for all Merrill advisors going forward.

An Update on Merrill’s Enhanced CTP: What it Means for Advisors, Their Next Gen and Clients
November 07, 2019

In this special podcast episode, Vince Fertitta, breakaway Merrill executive who is now President of Sanctuary Wealth, joins the show to discuss the Merrill Lynch enhanced CTP and what it means for all Merrill advisors going forward.

How to Become an Attractive Buyer or Seller in a Hot M&A Market
October 28, 2019

Rich Gill, senior partner of Wealth Partners Capital Group, discusses what makes an attractive acquisition target, what a good deal looks like, how to prepare your firm for acquisition, how long the red hot M&A market will continue and much more.

3X Growth: How a Pivot from IBD to RIA Turned into a Nearly $4 Billion Slam-Dunk
October 14, 2019

Rob Nelson, CEO and Founding Partner of NorthRock Partners, talks about his explosive growth after a shift from IBD to RIA, the value of a capital partner, professional athletes as clients as well as team members, and much more.