Former Goldman Sachs advisor Scott Neu shares the client-first growth strategy behind Sage Mountain’s $8.5B independent RIA, and why he...
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Hear from financial advisors who have made the move from traditional firms to independence. These podcast conversations explore the motivations, challenges, and opportunities behind breaking away, offering firsthand perspectives on building a business, serving clients, and creating greater control over the future.
Former Goldman Sachs advisor Scott Neu shares the client-first growth strategy behind Sage Mountain’s $8.5B independent RIA, and why he...
LISTENFormer Goldman Sachs advisor Scott Neu shares the client-first growth strategy behind Sage Mountain’s $8.5B independent RIA, and why he wouldn’t build it the same way today.
A $1.2B UBS team walked out with zero assets and crossed $1B just 225 days later. Ox Road Capital’s founders share how client trust, partner alignment, and a long-term vision helped make it possible.
Many advisors pursue independence for greater control. Jason Fertitta pursued it to build an enterprise. Today, Americana manages more than $13B and continues to scale through growth, acquisitions, and strategic capital.
After three decades at Edward Jones, Ricky Smith realized he wanted more than growth: he wanted ownership. Now, his independent firm is 50% larger than the business he left behind.
UBS breakaways John Klaas, Jr. and David Millington share their journey to launching independent firm Puzzle Wealth Solutions with Gladstone Wealth Partners and resulting growth to $2B in assets year one.
Merrill next gen inheritor Elizabeth “Lizzie” Evans discusses her decision to leave the firm on the heels of her father’s CTP agreement and cautions how Merrill’s sunset package means buying something the next gen doesn’t truly own.
What drives a wirehouse advisor to make the leap to independence? And what happens once they get to the other side? Hear it first hand in this one-on-one interview with breakaway broker Matt Celenza. Join Mindy Diamond, host of this podcast on independence for financial advisors considering change.
How do the economics of going independent compare to the value of taking a recruiting deal from a major firm? In this podcast episode, Mindy Diamond will help answer that question by walking through a real-world example of a traditional recruiting deal offered to a wirehouse advisor and what that same advisor could expect by going independent.
At a time when many other advisors would be focused on retirement, this senior advisor and his team took “the road less traveled” in order to better serve their clients and business.
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Employee advisors are often limited to organic growth alone. For those who want to meaningfully accelerate their growth and use multiple initiatives to do so, organic growth alone can feel limited. It’s these advisors often feel the greatest pull towards independence. In this podcast episode, Mindy will drill down on the specific things that really contribute to the turbo-charged growth of an independent firm.