RIA+

There's often a direct correlation between an RIA's growth and its approach to talent recruitment, development and advancement. There's no better example of this than Moneco Advisors, which joined Emigrant as a Partner Firm in mid-2023 and has seen some impressive accelerated growth rates over the last year. 

Charlie Rocco, Managing Partner at Moneco, joined this episode of RIA+ to share how he and his leadership team have hard-wired Moneco to ensure everyone is focused on growth and client experience – while also making sure that the firm is continuously adding and developing NextGen talent to support and drive its ongoing growth. This emphasis on NextGen talent is a key differentiator for Moneco, and Charlie shares more on Moneco’s human capital strategy, how it approaches a path to partnership and how he sees the competition for talent in the RIA industry shaking out over the next several years. 

Several "megatrends" are rapidly re-shaping the dynamics of the wealth management industry -- seemingly in real-time. A massive intergenerational transfer of wealth, the emergence of new technologies, and the need to provide clients of all ages with comprehensive planning and investment services has created a new era for financial advice. Or, "Wealth Management 3.0" as Flourish CEO Max Lane describes it in this in-depth interview with Emigrant Partners' Managing Director Mark Bruno. Max and Mark discuss how these megatrends are unfolding, and how advisors can capitalize on a number of new growth opportunities. 

As RIAs continue to experience accelerated growth in their businesses, client bases and teams - an Enterprise Operating System has become an important framework for many leaders across the industry. The EOS framework, detailed in Gino Wickman's bestselling book Traction is now being embraced by scores of RIAs - with good reason.

In this episode of RIA+, Emigrant's Mark Bruno interviews Mike Paton, who has helped thousands of leaders around the globe run better businesses (and live better professional lives). An EOS Implementer and sought-after speaker, Paton succeeded Gino Wickman, spent five years as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary, and co-authored two books in the Traction Library – Get A Grip and Process! In this interview, he details why Traction has gained so much traction with RIAs, and offers insights into how its transformed their firms.

This episode of RIA+ features a timely interview with Tylor Bordelon Seaman, the CEO of Maslow Wealth Advisors - the $1.5 billion RIA formerly known as Durbin Bennett until the beginning of March 2024. Tylor sat with Emigrant Partners' Mark Bruno to share the details of the firm's rebranding strategy, along with the vision and objective for Maslow moving forward. As this interview details, a rebrand is more just a change of logos and website address - it's an opportunity to launch the next generation of Maslow, clearly define and articulate its current and future value proposition, and crystalize its identify as it continues its impressive growth.

Very few RIAs are strategically approaching the development of their team, talent and culture like Dakota Wealth Management - and a quick walk through their offices, which could also double for an art gallery, will give you an immediate sense for the firm's unique personality. 

That "Dakota energy" might explain why the firm has experienced some of the most exceptional growth in the RIA industry - recently surpassing $5 billion in assets under management in just its fifth year since launch.  In this episode of RIA+, Emigrant's Mark Bruno sat down with Dakota's founder and CEO, Peter Raimondi, Chief Strategic Officer Bryan Keller, and General Counsel Leslie Arsenault Metz. This in-person interview with the Dakota leadership team details the story behind Dakota's growth, how the firm is approaching M&A opportunities, and what's next for one of the RIA industry's fastest growing firms. 

Mergers and acquisitions have dramatically reshaped the RIA landscape over the last several years, with hundreds of deals taking place annually. Now, however, the best leaders in the RIA industry are focused less on just "the art of the deal" - and are placing an even greater emphasis on "the art of the manage", according to industry icon Mark Tibergien. In this episode of RIA+, Emigrant's Mark Bruno sits down with Mr. Tibergien, one of the most thoughtful and influential executives in the RIA community, to discuss the true keys to success in RIA M&A. 

The leaders of Morton Wealth Management have a different way of thinking about growth and success in the RIA industry. Building and maintaining a firm that empowers its employees and values growth starts at the top - and it requires a unique balance of learning and leading. In this episode of RIA+, Jeff Sarti, the CEO of Morton Wealth, and Stacey McKinnon, the COO and CMO of Morton Wealth, share their personal stories and journeys as leaders in the RIA industry. More specifically, they reflect on some of the most important shifts they have made in their personal leadership styles and how it has directly translated to Morton's impressive growth and vibrant culture. 

This episode of RIA+ features Jonathan Maxwell, the founder & CEO of Sustainable Development Capital, a U.K.-based investment manager and one of Emigrant’s 20 partner firms. The episode focuses on Jonathan’s entrepreneurial journey and what led him to launch SDCL, why he authored his new book – “The Edge” and why SDCL’s unique perspective and focus on sustainable energy is gaining traction with institutional and individual investors across the globe. 

Just several months after a re-launch and re-brand of his San Diego-based wealth management business, Jeff Brown has his sights set on one very specific goal: Building a one-of-a kind national firm that provides financial planning, investment management and life coaching services for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. 

Jeff sat down with Emigrant Partner's Mark Bruno to share his vision and his plan for continuing to accelerate the growth of his firm, Stratos Private Wealth, which is a division of Stratos Wealth Partners, one of Emigrant's Partner Firms. In this episode, Jeff specifically discusses his approach to delivering a truly differentiated client experience - as well as his strategy for growing of Stratos Private Wealth through a mix of creative marketing and recruiting approaches. 

The first-ever episode of RIA+ features Reza Zamani, founder and CEO of SteelPeak Wealth Management, one of the fastest-growing and most strategic RIAs in the industry, and one of Emigrant's 20 Partner Firms. Reza and his team started SteelPeak 11 years ago after leaving the wirehouse world and now operate an enterprise that has roughly $2.7B in assets - with some aggressive growth goals that Reza outlines for the next several years. Mark and Reza caught up to discuss the SteelPeak story, the primary contributions to the firm's organic growth, how they have leveraged custodial referrals - and how SteelPeak is thinking about M&A and recruiting in its next growth phase.