Our Three Cents — The 5 D’s and Buy/Sell Agreements

In this episode of “Our Three Cents – Exit Planning Strategies” podcast, hosts Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, and K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, discuss the five reasons that business owners should have a buy/sell agreement in place: death, disability, divorce, distress, and disagreement. A buy-sell agreement puts down on paper who specifically can own shares of the business and how to value those shares. It is a formal agreement between shareholders of a closely held business that specifies the terms and prices of a buyout when one or more shareholders want or need to sell.

Our Three Cents — Sanity Checks

In this episode of “Our Three Cents – Exit Planning Strategies” podcast, hosts Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, and K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, discuss the sanity checks a business owner should go through when estimating the value of their business. Quite often the business is not valued at what the owner believes it is worth. Under and over estimating the value can cause problems down the road.