WSR Inaugural List Of Leading Next Generation Professionals Recognizes Executives From AdvizorStack, Diamond Consultants, LPL, Stratos And Berkshire Global Advisors.

By Chris Latham- June 4, 2024

In the past, Next Gen recognition lists have focused mainly on financial advisors.

And while advisors are quite deserving of those honors, in a lot of ways the advisor population demographically reflects the broader industry population – from home offices of RIA and independent broker-dealer enterprises to executive teams at third-party solutions providers. So any discussion of Next Gen leaders ought to consider how the full ecosystem of the wealth management industry interconnects across this larger landscape.

Furthermore, just as long-established veteran financial advisors must engage in succession planning on behalf of their clients and colleagues, so must the management teams of forward-thinking organizations. Therefore, when we think of Next Gen, we are looking for the rising talent of today who can steward the industry into tomorrow.

Our inaugural edition of the invitation-only NEXT 5 features leaders who have distinguished themselves throughout their careers, which are still very much in progress, by demonstrating exceptional drive, vision and the ability to inspire others to achieve positive change at their organizations. We congratulate them on their accomplishments, which we have summarized below.

Here are the winners, presented in alphabetical order.

Nico DeMaio, President, AdvizorStack

Nico DeMaio is President of AdvizorStack, a consultative outsourced CTO that provides customized technology stacks for RIAs. Its solutions encompass client onboarding, billing and reporting, trade and order management, financial planning, research and analytics, as well as CRM.

The 30-year-old is a Pittsburgh native and University of Arizona Eller College of Management graduate. DeMaio had a passion for finance and technology at a young age. He started his career at Charles Schwab in 2017, where he was Head Junior Advisor for a $3 billion practice. Moving on to TD Ameritrade in 2018, DeMaio started his own book of business in Silicon Valley, where he oversaw more than $750 million in assets.

As a top performing Senior Financial Consultant at TDA, DeMaio saw the need for technology in an industry that he felt was significantly lacking innovation. From 2020 to 2022, DeMaio worked at the wealthtech platform Amplify, where he served as Relationship Manager. He oversaw growth from $400 million to $6 billion in 18 months.

In December 2022, DeMaio launched AdvizorStack with his father, Paul, who serves as CEO and Managing Partner. Nico DeMaio brings his expertise in financial planning, technology and relationship management to building and growing a company that he strives to be recognized as “truly for advisors, by advisors.” AdvizorStack has grown over 300% since the start of 2024.

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