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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.

Todd Doherty

Todd Doherty serves as Vice President for Advisor Legacy, where he leads advisors through the full M&A lifecycle—readiness, valuation analysis, buyer/seller matching, due diligence, and post-close integration. With more than 15 years in senior roles at financial advisory firms and hands-on ownership experience, Todd brings an operator’s lens to every engagement. His writing focuses on practical ways to boost enterprise value, structure win-win deals, and avoid execution risk. Todd collaborates closely with the firm’s valuation, lending, and legal partners to help advisors make confident, data-driven decisions.

The Key Types of Financial Advisor Practice Sales

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The Key Types of Financial Advisor Practice Sales

When it comes to selling a practice, advisors have many options available to them. Since most advisors are new to the selling game, the options can...

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Top Three Reasons Advisors Sell Their Practice

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Top Three Reasons Advisors Sell Their Practice

Over the last five years, the demand for practice acquisitions has skyrocketed. This increase in demand is fueled by greater access to capital, a...

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The Five-Year Myth Among Financial Advisors

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The Five-Year Myth Among Financial Advisors

As with any industry, there are many myths that can falsely influence an advisor’s decision about their career and their practice. We’ve talked...

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The Growing Appeal of Sell and Stay Deals

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The Growing Appeal of Sell and Stay Deals

The advisor M&A scene has changed dramatically over the last five years. This change has emerged in tandem with a shift from a concentration in the...

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Find a Financial Advisor Practice for Sale

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How to Find a Financial Advisor Practice for Sale: A Proactive Buyer's Playbook

Why is advisor succession accelerating, and what should buyers do about it?

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Biggest Mistakes Advisors Make When Selling

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Biggest Mistakes Advisors Make When Selling Their Practice

Selling a financial advisory practice is a once in a lifetime event, one that can have a tremendous impact on an advisor’s life and family. Yet too...

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Advisors Not Seeing Immediate Gains From A Transition

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Advisors Not Seeing Immediate Gains From A Transition

Aggressive recruiting efforts among Broker Dealers has led to a surge of advisors shifting platforms in search of better payouts and opportunities....

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Buying a Book of Business

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Buying a Book of Business: Insights from a Top Financial Advisor

What’s the fastest way for a financial advisor to double their client base, without spending years prospecting?

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Top Four Factors that Make a Practice a Good Fit

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Top 4 Factors Besides Price that Make a Practice a Good Fit

Whether you are buying or selling a financial advisory practice, the whole transaction can feel a lot like dating. You’re looking for someone who is...

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