Few business owners want to work with the spouses or children of a partner who can no longer perform their duties. In this situation, buy-sell agreements are best for severing ties. When a company has ...

Fifty-three percent of family business owners have a buy-sell agreement. Are you one of them? A buy-sell agreement can protect your business against many unexpected events. When preparing your ...

In today’s complex business landscape, advisors play a vital role in guiding business owners through critical transitions, and succession planning is paramount among business owners’ concerns. While ...

Business owner clients seeking to use the shrinking estate-tax window to pass down closely held shares may need to think through new or updated buy-sell agreements. For business owners trying to ...

Peabody Publishing LP, 2007, 324 pp. Predicting the future is practically impossible. For businesses, that uncertainty makes planning crucial. Z. Christopher Mercer offers a granular look at one ...

Running a business is a complex endeavor that requires careful planning and foresight. One of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of business planning is succession planning. One way to ...

There are two significant reasons for a client to have an updated and funded buy-sell agreement. One is to allow the surviving partner to maintain sole control of the business if one of the owners or ...

Running a business is a complex endeavor that requires careful planning and foresight. Financial planner Brad Wright explains: A buy-sell agreement is a legally binding contract that outlines how ...