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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.

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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RIA Succession Plan Checklist

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RIA Succession Plan Checklist: A Guide to Continuity, Valuation & Transition

Is your RIA prepared for the succession cliff? According to DeVoe, only 42% of firms have written succession plans in 2024—the lowest percentage...

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Deciding Factor Why A Seller Won’t Sell Their Practice

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The Deciding Factor: Why A Seller Won’t Sell Their Practice to You

As we discussed in our previous post Four Factors for Fit, there are many factors you must consider as a buyer before signing on the dotted line. The...

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Making the Decision to Sell Your Practice - Factors that Impact Value

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Making the Decision to Sell Your Practice

The decision to sell your practice can weigh heavy on you. Often, many questions plague your mind. Will you sell to the advisor you know down the...

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When Practice Value Begins to Decline

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When Practice Value Begins to Decline

Over the past several years, advisors have seen the value of their practice steadily grow. As a result, many retiring advisors have enjoyed premiums...

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