SUCCESSION PLANNING
Looking Ahead
You have spent a lifetime building a successful business
As you look ahead at your retirement and the divestiture of your company, do you want the final years of your career to end in a slowdown or decline? Or would you prefer to exit on a high note – making thoughtful provisions for your clients, employees and family; retiring on your own terms; preserving the value of your business; and continuing your company’s legacy for generations to come?
Although the choice may be obvious, the solution can be elusive
A business succession plan
Professional Guidance for your Journey
As specialists in guiding business owners through the journey of succession planning, James River Wealth Advisors serves as your financial advocate to assure that your experience is as simple and smooth as possible.
In addition to offering you solutions that range from estate and tax planning to business advisory and wealth management, as well as looking after all aspects of the sale of your business, James River Wealth Advisors serves as your central facilitator to ensure that all necessary details are properly coordinated with your other advisors, including your accountant and attorney.
Helping You Achieve Your Goals on Many Levels
We know that your life and your life’s work are inextricably linked. So we take the time to gain an in-depth understanding of your personal, family and business goals, as well as the psychological factors and emotional hurdles that come into play. This way, we can help you find solutions and resolutions that accommodate all of your stakeholders’ needs.
A Professional Process
To effectively manage the complexities of succession planning, we follow a proven process designed to help you ultimately reach your destination by taking it one step at a time.
- Identify and review priorities
- Establish goals and objectives
- Identify a buyer or successor
- Develop the succession plan
- Integrate personal planning goals into the plan
- Establish transfer methods (e.g. retirement income streams, buy-sell agreement, deferred compensation, trusts, ESOP, Family Limited Partnerships, etc.)
- Implementation
- Review and monitor the plan
During each step of the process, we work closely with you to:
- Create a dialogue and process for you to begin to address the issues of succession
- Coordinate planning with your other advisors
- Establish goals and timelines
- Plan for your retirement and family’s cash flow needs
- Plan for the tax-efficient allocation of assets if your choice is to sell the company
- </span>S</span>elect appropriate wealth transfer strategies to minimize transfer taxes
- Implement and fund the plan
- Communicate and update the plan periodically
Bridging where you are to where you want to be through timeless financial advice / Contact us today to get started!
James River Wealth Advisors
15521 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 100
Midlothian, VA, 23113
Eli's Village
E: inquiry@elisvillage.com
P: (804) 302-0502
Securities offered through J.W. Cole Financial, Inc (JWC) Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered through James River Asset Management LLC. James River Wealth Advisors and James River Asset Management LLC are unaffiliated entities of J.W. Cole Financial.
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