The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

Mindy Diamond Financial Advisor Recruiter and Consultant

Launched in 2017 as Mindy Diamond on Independence, the show has taken on a broader perspective beyond the independent space to include topics, insights, and candid conversations around financial advisor transitions, growth, and an ever-changing industry landscape. Each episode is designed to offer objective guidance and actionable advice with some of the industry’s brightest movers and shakers.

324 Episoder

From Merrill to Rockefeller: A Journey of Exclusive Access and Extraordinary Growth
13.11.2025
55:33
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 advisors.
A Prescription for Independence: A Merrill Breakaway’s “Financial Physician” Approach to Client Care and Growth
6.11.2025
52:41
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.
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How to Avoid the Dreaded TRO: Legal Strategies for Advisors in Transition
30.10.2025
46:35
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
23.10.2025
1:03:24
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
16.10.2025
49:19
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
9.10.2025
56:57
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
2.10.2025
46:44
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
29.9.2025
38:43
A $129B team left Merrill to launch OpenArc Corporate Advisory, the largest breakaway in industry history. In this special episode, Dynasty’s Shirl Penney joins Louis Diamond to share an inside perspective on why the deal is about more than scale, what drove the move, and how it signals a new era for independence and the industry at large.
Running It Back: What It Takes to Build a Multi-Billion-Dollar Firm—Twice
25.9.2025
50:34
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.
Balancing Scale and Service: CEO Mike Durbin on Growth and Cetera’s Future
18.9.2025
54:57
The CEO of Cetera Financial Group shares insights on independence, private equity, and balancing scale with service, plus what the future holds for advisors and firms.

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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

Mindy Diamond Financial Advisor Recruiter and Consultant

324 Episoder

From Merrill to Rockefeller: A Journey of Exclusive Access and Extraordinary Growth

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

How to Avoid the Dreaded TRO: Legal Strategies for Advisors in Transition

Rise and Reinvent: Joe Duran on Building and Rebuilding World-Class Firms

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

Sanctuary 2.0: How Adam Malamed Is Reframing Growth with Advisor Autonomy

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

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

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

Balancing Scale and Service: CEO Mike Durbin on Growth and Cetera’s Future