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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.

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

A guide to advisor transitions: due diligence, culture, deals, client comms,and lessons from the $129B Merrill breakaway.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

A special mid-year update with Jason and Louis Diamond on deals, transitions, and recruiting trends shaping 2025—and what advisors can expect in the months ahead.

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

Julia Healey, CEO of United Charitable, shares insights on DAFs, their value to clients, and the potential positive impact they can have on an advisor’s business.

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

Ben Valore-Caplan, founder of Syntrinsic, shares how he built a $2.9B mission-driven RIA to serve foundations, endowments, and values-driven institutions, the evolution of impact & ESG investing, why he sold to IMA Financial Group, and more.

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

Cary Carbonaro learned from her own experience that there was both a gap and an opportunity in attracting and retaining women clients and advisors. In this episode, Cary shares specific advice on what firms are doing wrong and how they can get it right.

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

With advisor expectations evolving, not all “good firms” are winning the talent. Mindy and Louis Diamond share what today’s top advisors really value—and why some firms are standing out while others fall short.

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

Brian Pultman discusses why he chose independence over taking a wirehouse transition deal. However, as he candidly shares, building your own RIA is not always a smooth process, yet it resulted in aligning his values while building $1B+ Correct Capital Wealth Management.

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

Multi-channel models are one of the hottest options for financial advisors, providing a path from employee to independence without changing firms. John Peluso, president of Wells Fargo’s First Clearing talks about the benefits, innovation and more.

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

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