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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors — 307 episodes

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From “Overservicing” Clients to Building a $1B RIA: A Merrill Breakaway Story

2

Architecting 100x Growth: A “How-To” From Legends Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

3

True Alignment: Advising Business Owners on Wealth, Significance, and Value

4

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

5

Why AI Matters Now: Filling the Estate Planning Gap with Wealth.com

6

Short-Term Hard, Long-Term Easy: Ex-Edward Jones Advisor on Building Beyond $1B

7

A President’s Perspective: Inside an $8B Boutique Firm’s Evolution

8

The Advisor Transition Playbook: The Latest on Due Diligence, the Move, and Everything In Between – Part 2

9

From Serving Entrepreneurs to Becoming One: A $2B UBS Breakaway Story

10

Next Gen Success: A Masterclass in Building Trust and Credibility in a $7B Multi-Family Office

11

From the Ground Up: How to Create a $2.4B Content Growth Engine

12

Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Conductor: Orchestrating Success After Edward Jones

13

The Annual Report on Recruiting, Deals, and Transitions

14

When Success Isn’t Enough: Merrill Breakaways Make the Case for Independence

15

Edward Jones to Independence: A $1.7B Post-Litigation Comeback Story

16

Private Equity, Scale, and Strategy: Inside Kestra with Its CEO, President, and Private Equity Partner

17

The Elevation of Independence: Jim Dickson on Building Real Enterprise Value

18

Why So Many Successful Advisors Feel Stuck

19

Rise and Reinvent: Joe Duran on Building and Rebuilding World-Class Firms – Best of Replay

20

Building for Continuity: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Firm

21

Custody Reimagined: How Jason Wenk and Altruist Are Disrupting the Status Quo

22

An Alternate Exit Plan: How a $1.4B Merrill Team Solved for Succession

23

Scale Without Compromise: How $40B Lido Advisors Stays Client-First

24

An Advisor’s Guide to 2026: What 2025 Set in Motion and What Comes Next

25

Bringing Investment Banking to Advisors: How Elite Teams Get the Clarity They’ve Been Missing

26

Beyond Goldman: How a $4.4B Firm Scaled Without Shortcuts or Private Equity

27

The Future of Prospecting: How AI Is Powering the Next Era of Advisor Growth

28

The Anatomy of Scale: Building a $4B Enterprise Within Northwestern Mutual

29

The Transition Roundtable: Merrill, UBS, Wells, and Morgan Advisors Reflect on Their Paths

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

2025 Mid-Year Report on Deals, Transitions, and Recruiting A Special Industry Update

41

Not Just Charity: How Donor Advised Funds Help Advisors Add Value and Assets

42

Doing Well by Doing Good: A UBS Breakaway on Building a $2.9B Mission-Driven Enterprise

43

Attracting, Advising, and Advancing Women: A Guide for Forward-Thinking Firms

44

Firms That Win in 2025: What Advisors Are Really Looking For

45

When Values No Longer Align: An Ex-Wells Fargo Advisor’s Leap to Independence

46

Limitless Growth: Building the Business You Want and the Life to Match

47

Growth from Practice to Enterprise The Evolution of an Ex-Wirehouse Advisor’s $3B Business

48

The Seamless Path to Independence: A Billion-Dollar RIA’s Evolution

49

The Best of the Best: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses— A Special Industry Update

50

Advisor Tech Advice: AI, Strategy, and the Future of Wealth Management

51

The Valuation Playbook: Ted Jenkin on the Metrics and Mistakes That Matter

52

From $125mm to $700mm: A Story of Growth and Grit in the Independent Broker Dealer Space

53

Who’s in Control: The Advisor or The Firm? A Special Industry Update

54

Ex-Merrill Leader’s Vision Comes to Fruition: John Thiel on Making the Advisor “The Value Proposition”

55

What It Really Takes to Become a Multi-Million-Dollar Producer: Author and Coach Dave Mullen’s Powerful and Proven Strategies

56

Activating Plan B: Wirehouse Breakaways Build a Legacy Family Wealth Office

57

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

58

The Canadian Wealth Management Perspective: One-on-One with the CEO of $35B Wellington-Altus

59

The Buck Starts Here: Ex-Edward Jones Advisor on His Leap to Independence

60

Michael Kitces on the Secrets to Accelerating Growth and Maximizing Efficiency

61

“The Least Boring CPA” on How Tax Planning Can Add Value to Clients and Your Business

62

LPL’s Acquisition of Commonwealth and What it Means for Advisors and the Industry

63

The Leap from IBD to RIA: Unpacking a $700mm to $1.7B Growth Story

64

The Annual Update on Advisor Transitions and Deals: 2024 Edition

65

Crafting the Perfect Employer Value Proposition: The Key to Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

66

Up Close with Rich Steinmeier: LPL’s CEO on the Transformation of a $1.8T Company

67

Beyond the Broker Dealer: Next Gen Sheds Light on Their Evolution to RIA

68

Friends & Fiduciaries: College Roommates Leave Their Series 7s Behind to Build an Independent Business

69

The Lifecycle of a Billion Dollar Business: Build at a Broker Dealer, Grow as an RIA, then Sell

70

What’s on the Minds of Elite Advisors and Teams? A Special Industry Update

71

Unlocking a Niche: 30-Year Wirehouse Veteran on Building a $1B Independent Business

72

Focus Financial Partners 2.0: Inside Baseball from the New CEO on the Firm’s Evolution

73

Unconstrained Growth: $6B+ Former UBS Team Finds Real Freedom to Focus on Clients

74

The Most Valuable Insights for Advisors: On Goals, Growth, and Building Something Great

75

The Good News on Marketing: An Industry Legend on How to Grow Bigger Faster

76

An Advisor’s Guide to 2025: The Impact of 2024 on the New Year

77

Building with Intentionality: Growing a $1B Business to a $4B Enterprise and Beyond

78

No Longer a Differentiator: $940B Hamilton Lane on the Changing Face of Private Markets

79

Rapid Reaction: UBS Comp Plan Changes and the Impact on Advisors

80

How to Set Up Your Business to Maximize Enterprise Value

81

Diversity as a Superpower: An Ex-Goldman Advisor on Building a Firm From Zero to $400mm and Beyond

82

FinTech Disruptors: The CEO of eMoney on How to Elevate the Planning Experience

83

Wirehouse Connections: Why a Next Gen Merrill Advisor Joined His $1B Breakaway Colleagues

84

Getting Unstuck: How to Change “What If” to “What Could Be”

85

Monetization vs. Independence: What’s the Best Path? A Special Industry Update

86

How Simplicity Leads to Impactful Growth: Carl Richards’ Advice for Advisors

87

The Real Value of Due Diligence: How a Former Merrill Advisor Used Logic and Emotion to Assess His Firm and Business Life

88

The Evolution of an Elite Advisor: From Breakaway to M&A to Increasing Annual Revenue by $10mm in Just 3 Years

89

Merrill Breakaway Advisor Roundtable: How to Recreate the Community, Culture, Camaraderie, and Competitive Spirit of the Wirehouses

90

Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Advisor’s Guide to Thinking Through Their Biggest Decision

91

What You Need to Know About Marketing Your Wealth Management Business: Tips from a CMO

92

Changing Channels: How a Wirehouse Team Went Independent Without Leaving the Firm—and Grew from $280mm to $1.7B

93

The Dream Team Effect: How Mastering Team Dynamics Can Drive Performance, Growth, and Excellence

94

Mid-Year Report on Deals, Transitions, and Recruiting

95

Democratizing Wealth Management: How the Founder of $6T CAIS Helped Drive Growth in the Alts Space

96

Becoming the Clients’ Financial Concierge: $2B UBS Breakaways Set Their Sights on Being Fiduciaries for the Long-Term

97

Succession and Liquidity: Key Considerations and Options for Founders and Next Gens

98

Playing the Long Game: Why a Former Wirehouse Advisor Built and Sold a $1.5B Independent Firm

99

Sustainable and Scalable Growth: A Leading Coach’s Advice on How to Achieve it

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

A Blueprint for Building a Wealth Management Enterprise to $3B and Beyond

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

Leaving the 4-Decade Legacy Behind: Why this $1.5B Merrill Family Business Opted for Independence

111

Michael Kitces on Advisor Wellbeing: How Autonomy is Trumping Income When it Comes to Advisor Happiness

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

Financial Advisor Economics: From Transition and Beyond

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

Ric Edelman on the Future of Your Wealth Management Practice

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

Everything You Need to Know About Independence: An Industry Update

169

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

170

The Most Valuable Advice for Advisors and Business Owners

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

Industry Update: How to Maximize Your Career Enterprise Value

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

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

199

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

200

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

201

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

202

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

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

Industry Update: The 10 Characteristics of the Most Successful Teams

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

Industry Update: If Business is Good, Should You Still Consider a Move?

213

$1B+ Multi-Generational Merrill Breakaway Team Leaves Behind the Big Brand to Gain “More” for Clients

214

An Insider’s Perspective of LPL Strategic Wealth Services: A “Modern” Supported Independence Model

215

Merrill Lifer on Breaking New Ground: The Leap to Independence with LPL Strategic Wealth Services

216

Rockefeller Revisited: What’s Driving the Success of this 3-Year-Old “Modern” Multi-Family Office?

217

Industry Legend Ron Carson on What it Really Takes to Build a $20B Enterprise

218

2021’s 10 Most Valuable Lessons from Advisors and Business Owners

219

Industry Update on 2022: 11 Trends Destined to Impact Advisors and Their Businesses

220

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

221

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

222

Creating Continuity: A UBS Breakaway on Building a Virtual Multi-Family Office

223

A Culture of Choice: Why Raymond James Rocks the Regional Space and Advisor Recruiting

224

Industry Update on Merrill’s Project Thunder: Too Little Too Late?

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

Industry Update on Recruiting: Should you go for the forgivable loan?

230

Why a $5B UBS Breakaway Team Set Out to Build the “Boutique Firm of the Future”

231

Industry Guru Bob Veres on Achieving Excellence and Building the Advisory Firm of the Future

232

Ask the Breakaways: 3 Advisors Answer Your Questions About Making the Leap

233

An “Industry Outsider” Shows What’s Possible When Building a Financial Planning Firm from the Ground Up

234

Better Together or Apart: A Breakaway Advisor Shares Why He and His Team Chose Separate Paths

235

How CPA Referrals Drove a Former Lincoln Financial Independent Group to $12B in Just 5 Years

236

How an ex-Wells Fargo Team Turned a “Paper Tablecloth” Vision into 3X Revenue and $8.5B in Assets in 5 Years

237

Industry Update on Partnerships: 10 Questions to Help Identify if You’re Still Right for Each Other

238

A Growth Story 87 Years in the Making: Why Boutique Firm William Blair is an Attractive Home for Top Advisors

239

Breaking Up: A Former $750mm UBS Advisor’s “Split” for Independence

240

Solving for Freedom, Control & Succession: How the Next Gen of a $330mm UBS Team Forged a Path to Independence

241

Industry Update: A Powerful Strategy to Accelerate Growth for Financial Advisors

242

A Northwestern Mutual Advisor’s “Jerry Maguire-Style” Breakaway Story

243

From Bigger to Better: How a Former Smith Barney Superstar Found Her Competitive Advantage in Independence

244

From Start-Up to $31B Behemoth RIA: The Catalysts Behind the Growth of Mega-Firm Cerity Partners

245

Disrupting the Landscape: How a $12B+ Multi-Family Office is Making Waves Amongst Advisors and Their Clients

246

$1.2B ex-UBS Advisor on Independence and the Value of “Controlling Your Own Ship”

247

Industry Update: What Financial Advisors Need to Know About Growing Through Recruitment and M&A

248

From Insurance Sales to $8B RIA: A Northwestern Mutual Breakaway Story

249

“Will My Clients Follow?”— A $500mm UBS Breakaway Success Story

250

Demystifying Compliance for RIAs: What You Need to Know

251

Industry Update: 10 Reasons Why Some Financial Advisors Shouldn’t Go Independent

252

Michael Kitces on Everything Financial Advisors Need to Know About Growth

253

6 Months Later: Why a Former UBS Lifer Considers Independence His “Do Over”

254

A Rare Glimpse into the Culture, Cachet and Success of First Republic

255

Preparing for Exploration: 10 Practical Tips to Conduct a Strategic Due Diligence Process

256

Transitions, Retire-in-Place Programs and Termination: A Top Attorney’s Perspective

257

Beyond the Numbers: Key Insights from the Fidelity Advisor Movement Study

258

Advisor Choice: How Models Like Wells Fargo’s First Clearing Offer Optionality and Flexibility

259

Industry Update: Answers to the Top 10 Questions Advisors Ask When Considering Change

260

In Pursuit of Purpose: The Story of a Billion-Dollar Breakaway Turned Fee-Only Independent Entrepreneur

261

Why Some Firms Are “Outperformers”—An Exclusive Deep Dive into the 2020 Schwab RIA Benchmarking Study

262

Industry Update: 7 Real-World Lessons We Learned on Succession Planning

263

From Intern to CEO: How an Accidental Entrepreneur Built a $50B+ RIA Empire

264

The Limitations of Building a Billion-Dollar “Boutique Firm” within a Wirehouse: A UBS Breakaway Story

265

The Best of 2020: Top Advice from 10 Independent Business Owners

266

A Special Year-End Industry Update: 10 Ways That 2020 Will Reshape Wealth Management in 2021

267

Advisor-Turned-CEO: How a $2.4B Ameriprise Firm Cracked the Growth Code

268

Betting on the Long-Term: Former Merrill Resident Director Shares Why Her $1B Team Broke Away

269

Creating Sustainable Scale: How CAPTRUST’s Unique Model Drives Enormous Growth and a $1B+ Valuation

270

Part 2 of 2: The $5B Breakaway That Led to a $125mm Acquisition Deal

271

Part 1 of 2: The $5B Breakaway That Led to a $125mm Acquisition Deal

272

Industry Update on Goldman Sachs: What could a new RIA custodian mean for advisors and the industry?

273

Learning from the Leaders: Bob Mulholland on Roadblocks, Change and the Wave Towards Independence

274

5 Tips for Financial Advisors on How to Get From $500mm to $5B

275

Industry Update: Why Working from Home May Be One of Wealth Management’s Biggest Game Changers

276

From $30mm to $55B: The Strategic Vision Behind Creative Planning’s Extraordinary Growth

277

Industry Update on M&A: Meet the Investors—Why It’s Important for All Advisors to Know Who They Are

278

From Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor to One of the Biggest Breakaway Stories of 2019

279

Industry Update: Understanding the Real Value of a Financial Advisor’s Business

280

How the Investment Playing Field Has Been Leveled for Even the Most Sophisticated Advisors and Their Clients

281

Industry Update: Why Rockefeller, First Republic and Other Boutique Firms Are Attracting So Many Top Advisors

282

Growing Up with Merrill Lynch: A Next-Gen Breakaway Story

283

Industry Update: A Deep Dive into the Wirehouses and Regional Firms

284

Inside Baseball on Building and Growing an Independent Firm

285

How These 3 Firms Carved a New Path and are Changing the Wealth Management World At Large

286

Industry Update: What the Wealth Management Landscape Looks Like Today

287

Looking at M&A from the Seller’s Side of the Table

288

Looking at M&A from the Acquirer’s Side of the Table

289

A Big Picture Look at the State of Recruiting

290

Controlling My Destiny: Insights from a $300M UBS Breakaway

291

Life After Goldman Sachs: A Story of Extraordinary Success

292

The Evolution of an RIA from Practice to Enterprise

293

Back to Basics on Leadership, Business Management and Succession

294

The Most Misunderstood Broker Dealer in the Independent Space

295

How this Wells Fargo Breakaway is Thriving During the COVID-19 Crisis

296

The Post-Crisis World for Financial Advisors: 10 Predictions

297

The Real Truth About Business Ownership from a $600M Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor

298

How the Freedom to Communicate During a Crisis and Beyond Translated to 4x Growth for this ex-Morgan Stanley Team

299

The Real Impact of the Crisis on Valuations and the Independent Space as a Whole

300

A Lawyer’s Advice on How to Protect Your Business Now and Into the Future

301

How to Add Value at a Time When it’s Needed Most

302

On Weathering the Storm

303

Industry Update: Are the Wirehouses Getting Ready to Give Independence a Run for the Money this Year?

304

Brian Hamburger Talks Trends, Options and Opportunity—and What Advisors Need to Consider Before Making the Leap

305

Industry Update: The Bull Market for Advisors, Where They’re Moving to and Why

306

Advisor as Client: The Raymond James Model of Supported Independence

307

Industry Update: On Clashes, Sleeping Giants, and the Handwriting on the Wall