Fee-only · Fiduciary · Built for business owners

You built the business.
Now make it work for you.

Most financial plans are built for employees. Yours needs to handle taxes, business value, exit strategy, and personal wealth — all at once. That's exactly what we do.

Fee-only fiduciary — no commissions
CFP® · CEPA® · RICP®
15+ years serving business owners
Specialty
Exit planning / tax strategy
Who we serve
Business owners, 40s–50s
Fee structure
Fee-only, no commissions
Location
Concord, NC · serving nationally
The problem

Successful on paper.
Scattered underneath.

You've built something real. But when nobody's connecting the dots between your business, your taxes, your investments, and your exit — the whole thing leaks. Sound familiar?

Tax strategy = whatever the CPA files
Reactive, not proactive. You find out what you owe in April — long after the window to do anything about it closed.
Exit plan? Still TBD.
No baseline valuation, no timeline, no buyer strategy. You've built the biggest asset of your life with no plan to actually capture it.
The business runs on you — not systems
If you left for 90 days, would revenue keep coming? If the honest answer is "probably not," that's your valuation problem.
Advisors everywhere, nobody talking
CPA, attorney, insurance rep — each doing their own thing in their own silo. The gaps between them are costing you money.
Investments feel like a collection of "meh"
Not really a strategy — more like accounts that accumulated over time, unconnected to your actual retirement plan.
Trapped by the lifestyle you built
You need the business income to maintain everything. The math is circular — and retirement feels further away every year.
If any of these hit close to home — let's talk
Business Continuity

The Five Ds of Business Risk

Five events every owner faces — and how each one can transfer control of your business before you're ready.

D
01
Death
Shares pass to heirs or the estate. Leadership stalls, and estate taxes can force a rushed, discounted sale.
D
02
Disability
No clear authority to act in your absence. Cash flow strains and hidden key-person dependency gets exposed.
D
03
Disagreement
Co-owners deadlock over direction. Disputes escalate into costly litigation and a forced buyout on bad terms.
D
04
Divorce
The business is counted as a marital asset. You need liquidity for the settlement — and may gain an unplanned partner.
D
05
Disruption
A market or economic shock hits. Revenue and valuation drop just as financing tightens — forcing an early exit.
The Common Thread
One unplanned ownership transition
Any one of the five Ds can transfer control of your business before you're ready — eroding value and putting your largest asset at risk. A continuity plan, buy-sell agreement, and the right coverage turn each of these from a crisis into a controlled transition.

Framework based on the Exit Planning Institute's "Five Ds."

What we do

Two sides of the same strategy.

Your business and your personal finances are the same money. Most advisors only see one side. We coordinate both — so nothing falls through the gap.

Business consulting

Your business, sellable.

Baseline valuation, owner-dependence reduction, and a 12–36 month exit runway. Whether you sell in 3 years or 10, the work to maximize that number starts now.

  • Enterprise value baseline & gap analysis
  • SOPs, metrics & recurring revenue build-out
  • Customer concentration & contract de-risking
  • Exit timeline & buyer strategy
  • Tax strategy around the sale event
Learn more
Not sure where to start? A 30-minute call costs nothing — and usually makes everything clearer.
Schedule a free intro call
How it works

Three steps to clarity.

No 90-page proposal. No jargon-heavy onboarding doc. Just a clear path to get your business finances and personal wealth working together.

1
Step one

Perspective — see where things actually stand

We map your full picture: cash flow, business value, tax exposure, investment structure, and what happens if nothing changes. Most clients tell us this conversation alone was worth it.

Business valuation baseline Tax exposure review Investment inventory Personal cash flow analysis
2
Step two

Direction — a strategy built around your life

Your plan is custom — built around your goals, your business timeline, and your exit horizon. Tax moves, investment structure, retirement income, and exit runway, all coordinated. Not a template. Not a product pitch.

Exit timeline and strategy Investment plan Proactive tax calendar Estate and risk coordination
3
Step three

Execution — we walk beside you

We implement, monitor, and adjust as your life and business change. Quarterly reviews, proactive outreach when something matters, and a team that picks up the phone. No handoffs to junior staff. No disappearing between annual reviews.

Quarterly plan reviews Ongoing tax moves Direct advisor access Performance reporting
The first step is a 30-minute conversation. No commitment. No pitch deck. Just an honest look at where you stand and whether we're a fit.
Find your starting point

90-second financial check.

Three questions. A personalized starting point. No email required — just answers.

What's your biggest financial concern right now?
How far away is your exit or retirement horizon?
Do you have a written financial plan that covers both your business and personal life?
Free resources

Know where you stand before you call.

Tools, guides, and calculators built specifically for business owners. No email required to use them — just start.

Free library

Business owner resource library

Guides on exit planning, business valuation, tax strategy, and the 5 Drivers of Business Value — all in one place.

Explore the library
Free tool

Retirement income calculator

Model your income sources in retirement — Social Security, investments, and business proceeds — and see if the numbers actually work.

Run the numbers
Free tool

401(k) vs. Roth 401(k) calculator

See which contribution strategy puts more money in your pocket over time based on your tax situation and timeline.

Compare the options
Free tool

Social Security claiming optimizer

Find the claiming age that maximizes your lifetime benefit based on your health, income needs, and spouse's situation.

Find your optimal age
Cadence Wealth Partners · Concord, NC

You've put too much in to leave the exit to chance.

A 30-minute conversation won't cost you anything — except maybe the awareness that you should have done this sooner.

Fee-only fiduciary
CFP® · CEPA® · RICP®
Concord, NC · serving nationally
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