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Business Valuations

Comprehensive, data-driven valuations and comparative equity analyses to accurately price your practice, establish market benchmarks, and support informed decision-making.

Deal Support & Practice Sales

Comprehensive M&A guidance encompassing deal structuring, negotiation strategies, market listings, and transaction closings.

Practice Management & Assessments

Comprehensive systems, targeted coaching, and in-depth assessments designed to optimize operational efficiency and enhance advisory team effectiveness.

Continuity, Legal, Lending

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 Whitbeck, CFP®, CLU®

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.

Selling Your Financial Planning Practice: A Guide to Valuation & Buyer Types

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Selling Your Financial Planning Practice: A Guide to Valuation & Buyer Types

What kind of buyer will protect the financial advisory business you built and pay what your book of business is worth? Nearly 40% of financial...

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A Winning Team Selecting Qualified Experts To Help You Sell Your Practice

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A Winning Team: Selecting Qualified Experts To Help You Sell Your Practice

For most owners of a Financial Advisor practice, you only sell your practice once. As a once in a lifetime deal, you’ll want to do it right. Doing it...

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Guide to Business Succession

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Guide to Business Succession Planning Services: Ensure Leadership Continuity

What happens to your firm if you're not there tomorrow? According to Harvard Business Review, a staggering 54% of board members report that their...

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What is a Business Succession Planning Service

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What is a Business Succession Planning Service: Your Safety Net for Leadership Continuity

What is a business succession planning service, and why is it every firm’s safety net? Only 34% of privately held businesses have a formal succession...

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Team Spotlight Todd Doherty

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Team Spotlight: Todd Doherty – VP, Acquisition and Legacy Planning

This blog post is part of a series highlighting Advisor Legacy team members. As Vice President of our Acquisition and Legacy Planning services, Todd...

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2025 Mergers and Acquisitions Trends for Financial Advisors

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2025 Mergers and Acquisitions Trends for Financial Advisors: Analyzing the Rebound

Why are deal values rising while the number of M&A transactions is falling?

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Choosing Help for Your Succession

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Choosing Help for Your Succession

When it’s time to sell your practice, you want help from someone you know and trust. Naturally it makes sense to turn to your own broker-dealer...

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40% of Advisors Set to Retire In the Next 5 Years

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40% of Advisors Set to Retire In the Next 5 Years

The financial advisor industry is rapidly approaching the crest of its retirement wave, yet many advisors nearing retirement don’t have a succession...

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Finding a Successor For Your Financial Advisory Practice

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Finding a Successor For Your Financial Advisory Practice

You spend decades building your practice. During that time, you cultivate and nurture strong relationships with your clients and your staff. With so...

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