Business Owners
Thoughtful planning for the business you have built, the people who help it grow, and the financial life it supports.
Your business and your financial life, considered together
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Jason Melvin
For many owners, the business represents far more than a source of income. It may also be a significant part of their wealth, their retirement strategy, and the future they are building for themselves and their families.
That makes planning around the business especially important. Retirement plans, employee benefits, ownership agreements, and continuity planning all play a role in protecting what you have built while creating opportunities beyond it.
We help bring those decisions together — considering what works for the business today, what supports the people who make it successful, and what gives you greater flexibility for whatever comes next.
What this covers
- 401(k) plans and plan review
- Designing a retirement plan or reviewing an existing one to understand its costs, investment options, and whether the structure continues to serve the business and its employees.
- Deferred compensation
- Evaluating non-qualified deferred compensation strategies and how they may support the goals of owners and key employees.
- Company benefit analysis
- Reviewing the benefits you currently offer, how they work together, and where there may be opportunities to strengthen the overall package.
- Buy-sell planning
- Helping owners plan for changes in ownership due to death, disability, retirement, or another transition — including how those agreements may be funded.
- Cross-purchase planning
- Structuring strategies that can help provide owners with greater clarity and financial flexibility when an ownership transition occurs.
- Bonus and incentive planning
- Developing compensation and benefit strategies designed to reward and retain the people who are important to the continued success of the business.
- Group insurance
- Evaluating employee coverage with an eye toward balancing meaningful benefits, competitiveness, and the needs of the business.
The next questions are usually about cost and how the relationship works. Those are answered plainly in the frequently asked questions.
Start where you are.
We’ll talk about what matters to you, understand where things stand today, and explore how thoughtful financial guidance can support the future you’re building. It’s simply a conversation to see how we can help.