The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

Advisor Success Formula: Closing the Gap Between HNW Client Expectations and Advisor Services

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a more competitive and commoditized world, it’s critical to leverage any advantage available to be more intentional and thoughtful in managing an...

4 Decades and 3 Generations Later: Former Edward Jones Family Business on Their Path to Growth

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What motivated the founders of Holistic Planning to leave Edward Jones, a firm their family built a business at over more than four decades? They disc...

What Advisors Should Focus on to Maximize the Value of Their Practice: An Investment Banker’s Guidance

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Seivert of ECHELON Partners offers perspective to help advisors better understand their business’s value drivers and how to maximize each, even ...

An Industry Update on Advisor Transitions and Deals: The 2023 Report

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the Advisor Transition Report’s companion podcast episode, Louis and Jason Diamond explore the key takeaways and their anticipated influence on a...

Growth Strategies: An Ex-Merrill Advisor on Going from Practice to Firm to $4B Enterprise

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Bernstein realized that he could not achieve his vision and goals within the wirehouse world. So he set out to build his own practice. When he o...

Top Tips for Setting Your Business Up for Success Years Before a Move: An Industry Update

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A breakdown of the steps advisors can take to prepare for change and enhance business processes, equally effective for those at the curiosity stage or...

The Next Chapter: Former First Republic Head Launches RIA with Backing from PE Firm Summit Partners

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former President of First Republic Private Wealth Management Bob Thornton talks about the fallout from the banking crisis and his new chapter building...

Trading Short-Term Gain for Long-Term Success: An $850mm UBS Breakaway Story

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former UBS advisor Barry Mitchell discusses why he messed with success in the quintessential narrative for financial advisors around how to think abou...

Bourbon, Real Estate, and Golf Courses: How Innovations in Investments, Training, and Client Service Built a $9.4B Business

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Furukawa and Erik Morgan of Freestone Capital share how their success is driven by creating unique solutions for clients, training their team, an...

Embracing a Growth Mindset: Best Practices for Top Advisors from AllianceBernstein’s Head of Private Wealth

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Top firm leader, Onur Erzan discusses how a growth mindset transcends AllianceBernstein’s culture, from its enhanced value proposition to its blend ...

Building a Business with Intention: The $5B Callan Family Office Recipe for Success

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Ginter, CEO and Partner of Callan Family Office, discusses how understanding the unique needs of clients and delivering upon those needs are the ...

2023’s Most Valuable Insights on Transitions, Independence, and Advisor Growth

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A compendium of the best advice from top advisors on eliminating limitations and bureaucracy, fostering growth, maximizing business value, and ensurin...

An Advisor’s Guide to 2024: The Impact of 2023 on the Coming Year

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A review of the most influential trends that impacted advisors in 2023, plus predictions and actionable guidance for 2024 to help advisors think more ...

Barron’s Top Advisor and Industry Visionary Steve Lockshin: Lessons from the Life of a Serial Entrepreneur

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The founder of AdvicePeriod, Vanilla, and others, offers a unique perspective on how an advisor’s entrepreneurial DNA can drive their ability to ser...

The Founding Sanctuary Team: How These Wells Fargo Breakaways Built a $2.4B Business

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What motivated this $1.6B multi-generational Wells Fargo team to leave the wirehouse world for supported independence with a relatively unknown broker...

$1.6B 6 Years Later: Matt Celenza on Doubling Growth, Opportunity, and Life After Merrill

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The founder of Boulevard Family Wealth revisits the show 6 years later to share an insider perspective on what he wishes he knew before breaking away ...

Private Equity and the RIA: Two Perspectives on the Value of Growth

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Copeland, Founder of $19B Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) and Ben Prigal, Vice President of Reverence Capital Partners, discuss the...

From Lifer to Leaver: $3B Former UBS Advisor Finds His New Edge

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ghislain Gouraige, a 15-year UBS “culture carrier” shares what made him “start listening” to what was going on outside of the four walls of th...

Embracing the Modern Advisor: An Inside Look at Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Lofgren, the Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions, provides inside baseball on Goldman’s custody offering, including how the...

How to Navigate the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride of a Transition: A Special Industry Update

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share ideas from 25 years of experience to help advisors navigate the daunting process of transition and advice on how...

Seeing the Future Through the Eyes of the Client: A $770mm UBS Breakaway Story

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Murphy and Rebecca Baker of Marble Wealth discuss their choice to leave UBS and opt for independence early in their careers, the impact of sig...

Goldman Custody Platform Trailblazers: $1B Merrill Breakaway Team One Year Later

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The founders of Beverly Hills Private Wealth discuss their motivations to leave Merrill after building a billion-dollar business, their transition to ...

An Industry Update on Mega-Moves: How the Ever-Increasing Number of Billion-Dollar Transitions Are Rocking the Industry

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With 2023 mega-advisor moves already outpacing 2022, this episode explores case studies to answer: What was needle-moving enough to leave the firms wh...

Orion’s Founder Eric Clarke on How Advisors Can Innovate, Disrupt and Win

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The outgoing CEO of the wealthtech powerhouse shares his journey from the founding of Orion, the firm’s growth over the years, and perspectives on t...

Summit Trail’s Jack Petersen on How Their Blockbuster Break Created a $16B Firm Designed to Serve the Unique Needs of UHNW Clients

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Barclays breakaway discusses his 2015 landmark leap with 5 partners, 3 offices, and $3B in AUM, plus shares why he feels UHNW clients are best ser...

Wells Fargo’s Barry Sommers on Transforming the Wealth Management Experience

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rare access to one of the top-of-the-food-chain leaders who discusses the direction of Wells, how it compares to its peers, the value to HNW and UHNW ...

Financial Advisor Economics: From Transition and Beyond

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In an active recruiting environment, advisors are eager to understand where deals are at and where they’re headed. Beyond a transition deal, how can...

A Bank Advisor’s Breakaway Success Story: From $180mm to $600mm+

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Mayer started in the bank channel and, over time, came to the realization that he could do more to support his clients and grow the business in t...

The Next Big Thing: Private Equity Disrupting the Landscape for the Best Teams

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Private equity firms are showing an enhanced interest in wirehouse breakaways, investing directly in these teams on day one. Learn what’s driving th...

From $80mm to $1B: How Authenticity and Humor Helped to Drive an Ex-Wirehouse Advisor’s Growth

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Horner discusses how his leap to independence allowed him to think and act more creatively, connect with clients and prospects on a new level, an...

The Breakaway Process: A Transition Expert Shares Advice on Going Independent

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Douglas, the head of transition services at Dynasty, shares the details about transitioning to independence. What advisors need to know about ...

A 37-Year Merrill Lifer Shares Why Even Long-Tenured Advisors Can Benefit by Forgoing CTP and Breaking Away

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a former Merrill ACTM chairperson, Andy Ferguson had an acute view of the changes taking place at the firm. He shares how that influenced his decis...

Ric Edelman on the Future of Your Wealth Management Practice

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most influential people in the financial planning and investment management profession discusses what fueled his firm’s growth, the impor...

Innovative Ways the Best Independent Firms Fuel Growth: A Special Industry Update

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Independence allows advisors to create an unlimited menu of innovative value-add services for their clients. Employee advisors are finding ways to get...

Driving Organic Growth: Practical Marketing Tips for Advisors from FiComm’s Megan Carpenter

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing a sustainable wealth management business relies on attracting new clients while engaging current ones. The leader of the award-winning integra...

A $6.8B William Blair Advisor on Finding the Benefits of Independence as an Employee

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Savage shares his journey from Goldman Sachs to Credit Suisse, why joining William Blair ultimately won out over launching an RIA, how finding t...

Independent Again: The Founding Partners of $18B+ IEQ Capital on Growth, Culture, and the Luminous Leap

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Zafran and Eric Harrison, 2 of the 3 Co-CEOs and Founding Partners of IEQ Capital, discuss making 2 leaps to independence from Merrill to Luminou...

What a Move to Independence is Really Like: $1.75B ex-Merrill Advisor Shares His Perspective

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

R. Scott Bills considered himself a Merrill Lifer. But as the firm changed and the desire to build a brand and better serve their clients grew stronge...

Growth Through Media and Innovative Solutions: How Ross Gerber’s $2.2B Firm Found a Resounding Voice in Independence

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The co-founder of Gerber Kawasaki weighs in on everything from what it takes to build a $2.2B mega-RIA and the power of freedom in the independent spa...

Considering a Move? Here’s What You Need to Know: A Special Industry Update

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does an advisor need to know when embarking upon due diligence? In the second of this 2-part series, Mindy Diamond and Jason Diamond provide the ...

Questions Every Advisor Should Ask Before Considering a Move: A Special Industry Update

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is it that advisors need to be aware of before jumping into due diligence? In the first of a 2-part series, Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share...

Valuation Expert FP Transitions: On M&A, Growth, and Maximizing Enterprise Value

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CEO Brad Bueermann discusses key aspects of M&A and succession, the most important factors around multiples, valuations, and maximizing enterprise val...

From Merrill Resident Director to Breakaway: How the Freedom to Innovate Fostered 2x Growth

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amir Monsefi describes “conflicts of interest” with the ability to serve clients and grow the business at Merrill. The former RD shares how buildi...

From Product-Driven to Client-Driven: An Independent Advisor’s 3x Revenue Growth Story

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Blocki left the insurance broker dealer world to build independent firm Equilibrium Wealth, allowing him to step away from being “product-drive...

OCIO Pioneer Jonathan Hirtle on Building a $20B RIA the Organic Way

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The industry legend shares a glimpse of life back-in-the-day at Goldman Sachs, his early leap to independence, plus his prescription for the incredibl...

The Banking Crisis: Its Impact on Advisor Movement and the Wealth Management Landscape—A Special Industry Update

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share perspectives from their unique vantage point on the impact of the banking crisis on advisor movement, their clie...

From Insurance Broker Dealer to the RIA World: The Evolution of an Independent Practice

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Pulcini of SixPoint Financial Partners discusses the value of being a student of the industry and how that helped him to pave a new path from in...

Building Enterprise Value: A Coach’s Advice for Advisors and Teams

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Sclafani of ClientWise discusses the key areas that employee advisors and independent business owners can impact to influence sustainable growth, ...

From Cold-Calling to $500mm Breakaway: A Former Merrill Advisor’s Team-Based Approach to Growth

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rory O'Hara founder of Ausperity Private Wealth discusses his journey from cold-calling trainee at Merrill, to building a business managing $500mm in ...

Financing Independence: A Lender’s Perspective on Breakaway Transitions, M&A and Succession

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Hughes of Live Oak Bank discusses debt financing for prospective breakaway advisors looking to de-risk a leap to independence or payoff a note b...

Two $10mm Teams Leave the Wirehouse World in One Week: An Industry Update on Advisor Transitions

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the relevance of two $10mm teams leaving Merrill within one week’s time? Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond answer that question, sharing case ...

Advisor Transition Report: An Update on Advisor Movement Over the Course of 2022

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Louis Diamond and Jason Diamond discuss the findings of the latest Financial Advisor Transition Report for 2022, featuring data on financial advisor m...

20X Growth in 10 Years: A $20B RIA on Embracing the Value of Private Equity and Interdependence

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Nathanson of The Colony Group discusses how interdependence fostered the growth of the RIA, equity partner Focus Financial, and their unique c...

Zero to $1B: How a Lincoln Financial Ensemble Found a New Independent Path with SagePoint

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Morrow discusses leaving the insurance-based independent broker dealer with a team of experienced partners and how their new firm IronBridge Wea...

From Merrill to Hightower to $3B RIA: How Verdence Doubled Twice

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leo Kelly, the founder and CEO of Verdence Capital Advisors, discusses life after Merrill and the choice to “breakaway” twice: first with Hightowe...

Finding Your Unfair Advantage: David Canter on Bluespring, M&A, RIAs, and more

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The new president of Kestra Holding’s Bluespring Wealth Partners discusses the firm’s mission of acquiring independent wealth management practices...

Everything You Need to Know About Independence: An Industry Update

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A quick yet thorough education for advisors on the independent space answering the questions that many of our advisor-clients ask us during due dilige...

Andy Sieg: A Candid One-on-One With the Leader of the Merrill Thundering Herd

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The leader of one of the top brokerage firms in the wealth management world, Andy Sieg, President of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, in a candid one-...

The Most Valuable Advice for Advisors and Business Owners

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An annual digest of the 2022 season’s most ground-breaking commentary for financial advisors and business owners on topics including autonomy, chang...

Industry Update on 2023: 10 Emerging Trends to Put on Your Radar

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In an annual review for financial advisors, Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond look at the past year’s activity and discuss developing trends that are ...

The Second Act: Barron’s Top 100 Advisor Shares Her Advice on Scale, Succession and Success

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Botsford of The Advisor Authority offers success secrets for financial advisors and business owners on how to build and grow a business, designed...

All in the Family: Former $1.3B Wells Fargo Advisor on Building a Multi-Generational Firm

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After 45 years at Wells Fargo and their predecessors, Larry Boggs left the wirehouse to build independent firm Boggs & Company with a team that includ...

Outgrowing the Employee Model: How an ex-Merrill Advisor Found Autonomy & Abundance in Independence

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Davidse discusses his transition from Merrill to building RIA firm Presilium Private Wealth with partner Brook Hart, gaining the freedom to comm...

Steward Partners Revisited: Jim Gold Offers an Insider’s Perspective on Why Supported Independence is Thriving

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steward Partners CEO and founding partner Jim Gold revisits the series to provide an update on the firm. He discusses their evolution and growth, the ...

Happy Again: How a $440mm Merrill Team Got Their Mojo Back in Independence

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Self-described “homegrown Merrill” advisors Chad Goodchild and Jacob Schlicht share the drivers behind their choice to leave Merrill to launch ind...

A Special 5th Anniversary Episode: 5 Themes Driving Change in the Wealth Management Industry

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A podcast that started 5 years ago exploring independence for financial advisors evolved to offer a wide range of topics and guests from throughout th...

From Next Gen to CEO: Ex-Wirehouse Advisor on Taking Over the Reins of the Family Business

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Durso, CEO of Shorehaven Wealth Partners, discusses his leap from employee to breakaway to leader, how bringing his diverse experience and instit...

From Termination to Expungement: A Former $350mm UBS Advisor Finds Success in Independence

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Boudjouk on UBS termination, expungement, and a new life as independent firm Northeast Investment Group.

Preparing for Succession: What Made Selling the Right Path for this $2B Firm

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 F...

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

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to M&A, there are plenty of independent business owners and wirehouse advisors who have their sights on becoming acquirers, yet it’s a...

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

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Resnick and his colleagues were attracted to the idea of building a “destination” for other advisors. He discusses their journey leveraging M...

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

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

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

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

10 top trends from Diamond Consultants Transition Report, the first of a bi-annual series of reports for financial advisors. A comprehensive, data-dri...

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

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rudy Adolf describes how the idea of Focus Financial Partners evolved, filling a gap in how independent financial advisors accessed capital, resources...

Industry Update: How to Maximize Your Career Enterprise Value

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Advisors invest their time, energy, and talents in serving clients and fostering business growth. Ultimately, they are creating career enterprise valu...

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

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Jarvis rose from near bankruptcy to running a profitable independent financial advisory practice. He shares his story plus key teachings on ex...

Industry Update: Should You Consider a Move When Markets are Turbulent?

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s common for financial advisors to share that they are uncomfortable thinking about a move when the markets are unsettled. But how does an adviso...

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

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

From Institutional to Private Wealth: A Former UBS Advisor on Growth, Expansion and Building a $6B Firm

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Fiore and his team felt limited at UBS in their ability to grow and customize services for their largely institutional client base. So they launc...

Update on Transitions: Communicating the “Why” of a Move to Your Clients

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A financial advisor’s move should be to improve client service because it’s the clients who drive business growth and value. Here’s how to commu...

Creating a Referral Engine: An Expert’s Advice on Asking for – and Receiving – the Right Introductions

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Cates has helped financial advisors move from incremental growth to exponential growth by communicating more compelling value and multiplying the...

Expert Advice for Non-Protocol Moves: What Advisors at Ed Jones and Other Firms Need to Know

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While advisors successfully transition out of non-Protocol firms each and every day, doing so comes with added risks. Attorney David Gehn, whose exper...

Investing in Growth: Exploring KKR’s Attraction to $25B+ RIA Beacon Pointe

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to garner the attention of one of the leading private equity firms in the world? Beacon Pointe’s President Matt Cooper and Sasank ...

The Growth Puzzle: UBS Breakaway Team Shares Their Path to 2x Growth in Year One

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

UBS breakaways John Klaas, Jr. and David Millington share their journey to launching independent firm Puzzle Wealth Solutions with Gladstone Wealth Pa...

Sanctuary Wealth $25B Later: An Inside Look at the Firm’s 4-Year Growth and What Lies Ahead

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Dickson, founder and CEO of Sanctuary Wealth, revisits the show as the firm celebrates its 4th anniversary, recapping the early days of Sanctuary,...

Expert Advice on Portability: What You Need to Know to Prepare for a Move

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Grier Rubeling, Advisor Transition Services, joins this special Industry Update episode to share practical portability tips and actionable transition ...

Building a Multi-Family Office: How an Ex-Goldman Advisor Experienced Autonomy and Growth in Independence

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Hirschberg began to question if he was able to act as a true fiduciary to his clients at Goldman Sachs. Plus, he had the nagging desire to build ...

The Pull of Pure Independence: A Former FiNet Advisor’s Journey to Building a $1.7B Fully Independent Firm

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Dimitriou built his book in firms like MFS, Alex.Brown, AdVest and later FiNet, growing to $1.3B in AUM. Yet the call for greater independence b...

Liberated: Why a 25-Year Merrill Vet Managing $450mm Opted to Break Away and Build His Own Firm

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On his 25th anniversary with Merrill, Craig Robson resigned to launch RIA Regent Peak Wealth in Atlanta, GA. It was a bold move designed to “liberat...

An Inside Move from IBD to RIA: $300mm Advisor on Becoming “More Independent” at Commonwealth

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Harris of Evergreen Wealth Solutions describes his journey from building a business at ING, transitioning to an IBD at Commonwealth Financial Net...

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 on M&A: For advisors who are reviewing their firm’s retire-in-place program, considering a recruitment deal, or looking to launch an ind...

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The excitement around M&A activity has many financial advisors considering their future. Is independence the right path? And if you build an independe...

From UBS to Oppenheimer to Independence: A Next Gen Shares his Playbook for 2x+ Growth

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Katz of Revolve Wealth Partners talks about his role as the next gen of a business started by his father, opting to build an RIA firm from scratch...

Coach to the Advisor Elite: CEG’s John Bowen on What it Really Takes to Build a Blockbuster Business

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the secret to the success of top financial advisors? John Bowen of CEG Worldwide, coach to elite financial advisors, shares the “real gamec...

From Musician to Advisor: $500mm Northwestern Mutual Breakaway Finds Her Voice and a 5x Valuation in True Independence

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Forrester Schneewind left a country music career behind to follow her dream of becoming a financial planner and instead became a star at Nor...

The Mindset of a Mentor: How a 2x Morgan Stanley Breakaway Built a $3B+ RIA Firm

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For Brock Moseley, the choice to leave Morgan Stanley for a 2nd time in 2007 to launch RIA Miracle Mile Advisors was about living true to his ethos by...

Industry Update: The 10 Characteristics of the Most Successful Teams

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond explore 10 of the most common practices and behaviors of elite wealth management teams based on their experiences in g...

Finding Independence in a Big Firm: Top UBS Team on Their Shift to Wells Fargo Advisors

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vince Finney and Joe Panfil of Bibler, Finney, Panfil Private Wealth Management Group left UBS for Wells Fargo Advisors with Ryan Bibler. A departure ...

A Nearly 200-Year-Old Success Story: How Janney Montgomery Scott Built a $135B Firm

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Lombard, President of Janney’s Private Client Group talks about the regional firm’s exponential growth over recent years, plus how their uni...

Edward Jones Breakaway: From Knocking on Doors (Literally) to Building a $2B Independent Enterprise

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim DeCota started his career in wealth management in the financial advisor training program at Edward Jones, building his business to $85mm in AUM in...