You're doing well. So why doesn't it feel that way?
You've built a successful practice. You have a CPA, an attorney, a financial advisor. You're checking the boxes. And yet — something doesn't add up. You're not sure if you're on track for a high-value dental exit. You're not sure what your practice is actually worth, or what you'll keep after taxes. You're not sure anyone has the full picture.
That feeling is real. And it has a name.
The Advisory Gap
The Advisory Gap is the space between where your advisory team is and where it needs to be to execute a high-value dental exit. Most dental entrepreneurs have capable advisors. None of them are talking to each other — and none of them specialize in dental practice transitions.
Exit Architecture for Dental Entrepreneurs
Tim McNeely, CFP®, CIMA®, CEPA®, CPFA®, is the founder of LifeStone Family Office. He serves high-net-worth dental entrepreneurs with $5M+ practices who want to maximize what they keep from their exit and build a life of significance after dentistry.
Tim's work blends wealth management, exit planning, advanced tax strategy, and identity alignment. He doesn't just manage money — he architects lives, businesses, and legacies.
More Time. More Money. More Confidence.
That's the promise. If your exit plan doesn't deliver all three, it's not a complete plan.
What Tim McNeely Does
- Practice valuation and EBITDA optimization
- Tax-efficient exit structuring (asset sale vs. stock sale, installment sales, QOZ)
- DSO negotiation strategy and deal structure review
- Cash balance plans and pre-sale retirement strategies
- Estate planning and wealth transfer for dental entrepreneurs
- Identity and life planning for the transition out of dentistry