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Financial Buyer vs Strategic Buyer: How the Right Choice Impacts Your Exit
Thinking about selling your business? You’re likely facing the same question many owners do: What kind of buyer should I sell to? Financial and...
Comprehensive, data-driven valuations and comparative equity analyses to accurately price your practice, establish market benchmarks, and support informed decision-making.
Comprehensive M&A guidance encompassing deal structuring, negotiation strategies, market listings, and transaction closings.
Comprehensive systems, targeted coaching, and in-depth assessments designed to optimize operational efficiency and enhance advisory team effectiveness.
Strengthen continuity through the implementation of formal continuity agreements, the establishment of legal entities, execution of enforceable legal contracts, and securing appropriate capital resources.
Anthony "Tony" Whitbeck, CFP®, CLU®, is CEO and Owner of Advisor Legacy. He began his career as a financial advisor in 1989 and later shifted to coaching, where he’s guided more than two hundred advisory practices through growth, valuation, and succession. Tony leads Advisor Legacy’s certified third-party valuation engagements and coordinates lending and legal partners to streamline transactions. His articles focus on building transferable enterprise value, mapping internal vs. external exits, and avoiding common succession pitfalls. Drawing on decades of in-the-trenches experience, Tony provides practical, compliance-friendly guidance advisors can use right away.
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Thinking about selling your business? You’re likely facing the same question many owners do: What kind of buyer should I sell to? Financial and...
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Thinking about exiting your business in the next few years? You're already ahead of most owners. But thinking isn't the same as preparing.
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Running a business means knowing every moving part. But to a buyer, that knowledge means nothing if it isn’t documented. And that’s a problem....
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Financial advisors evaluating a succession plan often ask a simple question with complex implications: Which firm should we trust to guide a smooth...
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Have you ever asked yourself, “Is now the right time to sell my advisory practice?” You are not alone. Many advisors postpone this decision until...
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Are you preparing to sell your financial advisory practice? If so, how you plan for taxes may determine whether you maximize your payout or give up a...