This week on the RTS podcast, Steven is joined by Matt Porter, a financial advisor who has been through 2 CPA practice acquisitions and is happy to share his experience. Matt very openly shares the challenges that acquiring a business can pose and what he's learned along the way. Steven and Matt discuss what should go into the evaluation of whether it makes more sense to find someone to partner with on taxes (like RTS) or to go all in on integrating taxes within a financial planning practice. Whatever route an advisor chooses what's critical is being intentional about being part of taxes being addressed for the clients they serve.

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In this episode, Steven is joined by Ted Jenkin, President at Exist Stage Left Advisors and a former financial advisor who grew and sold his practice before helping countless other business owners do the same. Ted and Steven discuss several aspects of business sales, including why a business owner (financial advisor or otherwise) should be thinking about and preparing for a sale YEARS before it ever happens. Ted also shares insight on business valuations, and why so many of them are useless, and steps that every business owner can take to improve their business no matter how far a sale they are.

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In this episode Steven is joined by Emily Millsap, CFP®, from Avantax Wealth Management for a great conversation around the value (and best practices) on integrating tax in the client service experience for financial planners. Emily dives into the details and shares how she creates, refines and updates processes that can help clients pursue their financial goals. Every client situation is different but by having (and constantly improving) great systems, Emily can help ensure her team is understanding client goals and then recommending tax-planning strategies designed to support their short- and long-term needs.

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