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You built a practice worth millions. The exit is where that wealth is either preserved — or quietly surrendered to fragmented advice, mistimed decisions, and tax strategies that weren't built for what comes next.
The Dental Wealth Nation Show is for the practice owner standing at the threshold: weighing the DSO offer, wondering whether your advisors are actually coordinating, trying to figure out if there's a smarter path from practice income to multi-generational wealth.
Host Tim McNeely has spent his career in that gap — the space between clinical success and lasting financial legacy where most advisory teams fail their clients. He operates LifeStone, a Virtual Family Office serving dental entrepreneurs with $5M–$25M in practice value. He holds the CFP®, CIMA®, CEPA®, and CPFA® designations — one of fewer than 300 advisors nationally with that combination. He's not here to replace your CPA or attorney. He's the financial quarterback they've been missing.
Each episode covers the coordination failures that cost practice owners millions: the exit that happened two years too early, the entity structure that triggered an unnecessary seven-figure tax bill, the wealth plan that worked until the practice sold and everything broke.
This isn't motivation. It's architecture.
New episodes weekly. Visit timmcneely.com to take the Advisory Gap Assessment — five questions, instant results.
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Jan 18, 2024
Jan 18, 2024
37 min
Choosing the right dental practice advisor when selling is one of the highest-leverage decisions you'll make — and the wrong choice can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars. In this episode, Tim McNeely breaks down exactly what to look for, what to avoid, and how to build the right advisory team before you go to market.
What you'll hear:
- The credentials that actually matter when evaluating a dental practice advisor
- Why most brokers are incentivized differently than you think
- How to tell the difference between a transaction advisor and a wealth advisor — and why you need both
- The questions to ask before signing any engagement agreement
If you're preparing to sell, this episode will help you avoid the most expensive advisory mistakes dental practice owners make.
Learn more and connect with Tim at timmcneely.com
Connect with Tim McNeely:
Website: https://timmcneely.com
Take the Advisory Gap Assessment: https://timmcneely.com/exit-assessment
Tim McNeely, CFP® CIMA® CEPA® CPFA®, is a wealth advisor and exit strategist serving dental entrepreneurs with $5M–$25M practices. He specializes in exit architecture — coordinating tax strategy, deal structuring, estate planning, and advisory team alignment around the largest financial event of a dentist's career. He operates LifeStone, a LifeStone for dental entrepreneurs.
The Dental Wealth Nation Show is produced by LifeStone. New episodes weekly.
Connect with Tim McNeely:
Website: https://timmcneely.com
Take the Advisory Gap Assessment: https://timmcneely.com/exit-assessment
Tim McNeely, CFP® CIMA® CEPA® CPFA®, is a wealth advisor and exit strategist serving dental entrepreneurs with $5M–$25M practices. He specializes in exit architecture — coordinating tax strategy, deal structuring, estate planning, and advisory team alignment around the largest financial event of a dentist's career. He operates LifeStone, a Virtual Family Office for dental entrepreneurs.
The Dental Wealth Nation Show is produced by LifeStone. New episodes weekly.
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