CONNECTING BUSINESS & PERSONAL WEALTH: CONSIDERATIONS & BENEFITS OF A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY
Most business owners do not consider or define their succession plan until they are ready for the actual sale or succession event. However, the ideal time to involve a professional in the development and execution of a succession plan is at least 3 years ahead of the event. When business owners fail to start planning soon enough, they sacrifice potential opportunities to maximize the value of the ultimate succession event.
Learning Objectives:
- Are you aware of strategies to consider now for a tax-efficient business transaction later?
- Do you have the right type and structure of entity for your business succession plan?
- Is your liquidity and cash flow adequately protected from potential creditors?
- Is your business protected from the loss of services of a key employee or yourself?
- Have you identified your ultimate succession outcome?
About the Presenter:
Learn from industry expert John Dwyers, CFP®, CPA/PFS, Director/Wealth Strategist, City National Rochdale.
Thank you to our Sponsors






Event Location
Event Details
Who Should Attend?
-
Attorneys
You have close relationships with clients, and can benefit from being the first advisor to introduce the idea of exit planning.
-
CPAs/Accountants
Owners participating in the State of Owner Readiness research continue to indicate that you are the No. 1 "Most Trusted Advisor." You are a natural fit to lead the exit planning team and deepen your relationship (and retention) of next generation owners.
-
Wealth Managers
You’re a skilled relationship person. Being entangled into your clients’ professional lives matters as you build a strategy to manage their wealth upon them harvesting it from their business. Exit planning allows you to build a deeper relationship with your client, expands your COI network, while giving you an early seat at table well before the liquidity event.
-
Financial Advisors
One of the critical ‘legs of the stool’ is personal financing planning. An owner must have a strong financial plan & contingency plan post-transition to enable them to thrive in the next act of the lives personally and financially. Exit planning brings this future mindset into the present. Exit is now.
-
Valuation Analysts
Valuation is both a billable engagement AND an opportunity to provide owners some perspective on how to accelerate value drivers (and deal with value killers). Use exit planning to make that valuation into a longer term value acceleration engagement.
-
Investment Bankers
Only 2 of every 10 businesses that come to market actually sell. Learn how exit planning can bring attractive AND ready business to your purview.
-
Estate Planners
Exit planning is a natural fit for estate planners who want to operate more holistically with their owner clients.
-
Strategic Consultants
One of the most critical roles in exit planning is building transferable value. Strategic consultants have the ability to expand options and drive rapid business value that affect performance today.
-
Insurance Professionals
Exit planning addresses the 5 D's. So do you. Approach the risk conversation differently with exit planning.
-
Mergers & Acquisition Advisors
Proper exit planning causes less deals to fall through at the last minute. Connect with CEPAs to build your healthy deal flow network.
-
Commercial Lenders
One of the best relationships a business owner makes is with their banker. How can you help your corporate clients think about the future and ensure financial continuity? Answer: exit planning.
-
Family Business Advisors
More than 50% of lower middle market business owners would prefer to transition to the next generation. Help them succeed with exit planning strategies.
-
Other Professional Advisors
Regardless of your unique specialty, there is seat at the exit planning table for you. Learn more at www.EarnCEPA.com.
-
Private Business Owners
-
Members of Family Business Boards
-
Professional Advisors
-
Business Consultants
-
Other Business Professionals
-
Business Owners
EXIT PLANNING IS GOOD BUSINESS STRATEGY
The Exit Planning Institute, provides Financial Advisors, Accountants, Consultants, and other advisors of business owners with the critical education to differentiate themselves and add value to their existing client relationships through a credential, conference, courses, and content. Download the CEPA brochure for more information.
Meet John Dwyer, CFP, CPA/PFS:
John joined City National Rochdale in 2022 with over 14 years of Income Tax, Estate, and Financial Planning experience. He partners with financial advisors and their clients to deliver Comprehensive Wealth Assessment (CWA) services that identify opportunities to enhance financial well-being across investment planning, asset protection and risk management, income tax mitigation, philanthropy, and estate and legacy planning.
Previously, John was a Financial Planner for First Republic Bank. In this role he supported the advanced planning needs of ultra-high net worth clients across Southern California and the New York Tri-State area. Prior to this, he held several positions at Ernst & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, JPMorgan Chase, and Citibank.
John earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Professional Accounting (MSPA) from Seton Hall University. He also earned his Certified Public Accountant designation in 2019 and became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Personal Financial Specialist in 2021. John and his wife live in New Jersey and enjoy cooking, road trips, and spending time at the Jersey shore.