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Black Diamond review

By the UHNW.ai editorial desk · Updated

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SS&C Advent's advisor-facing wealth platform: portfolio management, performance reporting, rebalancing and a client portal, sold mainly to RIAs and used by plenty of multi-family offices operating on an advisory model. Its center of gravity is the advisor workflow — billing, householding, client experience — rather than the family balance sheet, which makes it the natural pick when the office looks more like an advisory firm than a holding company.

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At a glance

Best for
Advisory-model offices and RIAs serving UHNW families
Maker
SS&C Advent
Type
Established
Price from
Quote-based (demo)
Pricing
Enterprise SaaS, quoted per engagement
Our relationship
No commercial relationship — we earn nothing if you request a demo or sign up.

What it does

SS&C Advent's advisor-facing wealth platform: portfolio management, performance reporting, rebalancing and a client portal, sold mainly to RIAs and used by plenty of multi-family offices operating on an advisory model. Its center of gravity is the advisor workflow — billing, householding, client experience — rather than the family balance sheet, which makes it the natural pick when the office looks more like an advisory firm than a holding company.

Key features:

portfolio management & reportingclient portal & mobile apprebalancingbilling & fee managementcustodian data feedsCRM & planning integrations

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Mature advisor workflow — reporting, billing, portal — refined across a very large RIA install base
  • SS&C behind it means scale, custodian relationships and staying power
  • Strong integration ecosystem with the CRMs and planning tools advisory firms already run

Cons

  • Advisor-first design; a family office wanting entity-level total-wealth views will be adapting the tool rather than using it as intended
  • Alternatives and illiquid assets are handled, but they are not the platform's native strength
  • Quote-only pricing, and the full value assumes you use a good share of the suite
Evaluating Black Diamond? Advisory-model offices and RIAs serving UHNW families — Quote-based (demo). Verify capabilities, pricing and security posture directly with the vendor before committing.

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