Top business succession planning financial advisors in Boise City, ID

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you're preparing to transfer your business ownership or planning for retirement, you need an advisor who understands the complexities of business succession planning. A common mistake is underestimating the tax and legal implications, which can jeopardize your business's future and your financial security.

  • Exit strategy clarity. Ask how they help define your goals and timeline for handing over your business.
  • Tax impact insight. Confirm they analyze how succession choices affect your personal and business taxes.
  • Legal coordination. Ensure they work with your attorneys to align succession plans with legal documents.
  • Family and stakeholder balance. Discuss how they manage interests of family members or partners involved in the transition.

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Alex H

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Boise, ID

Arrian Investments, Inc.

Alex Hansen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Arrian Investments, Inc. He previously worked at Cetera Advisors, LLC for seven years. Hansen is also a licensed independent insurance agent, offering life, disability, annuity, and long-term care insurance products to clients. Arrian Investments provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios that include a range of securities and insurance products, typically on a discretionary basis with regular account reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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Ryan D

Series 66

Boise, ID

Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Ryan Deamicis is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. in Boise, ID, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at American Pizza from 2019 to 2021. Outside of finance, he serves as a worship leader contractor, helping with worship activities and teaching worship music lessons. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a research-driven investment process across multiple strategies, including Biblical Responsible Investing, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies Religious/faith focused
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Ronald G

Series 65

Boise, ID

Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Ronald Gambassi is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at McMillen & Company, Inc. and Gem State Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he operates 3033 Ranch, LLC, providing executive coaching to business owners and corporate executives through a peer advisory organization. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, employing a centralized Investment Committee and a mix of model portfolios, third-party managers, and strategic allocation approaches.

Private / alternative investments Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Public Service Employee Founder/Business Owner Military & Veterans Values-based investing Mid-Career Professionals
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Mark M

Series 63, Series 65

Boise, ID

LPL Financial

Mark Mcgee is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Boise, ID, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Wells Fargo Investments, and Prudential Equity Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with the Meridian Police Activities League as a flag football coach and serves on its board of directors. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm supports a range of investment strategies through its extensive network of advisors and provides various financial planning and institutional platforms.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Terry H

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Boise, ID

Integrated Advisors

Terry Hershey is the principal of Integrated Advisors in Boise, ID, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. Since founding Integrated Advisors in 2016, he has managed client relationships while also offering fixed life and health insurance products as a licensed insurance agent since 2002. Hershey spends time assisting Kitty Hawk Technology, a software developer owned by his son that creates proprietary financial planning software for his firm. Integrated Advisors is an independent, fee-based firm serving individuals and small businesses through non-discretionary asset management, ongoing financial planning, and project-based consulting. The firm employs a proprietary TimeLine Integrated Portfolio (TIP) approach focused on long-term, passive buy-and-hold strategies tailored to client objectives.

Wealth management General tax planning
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Ethan S

CFP®, Series 65

Auburn Hills, MI

Plante Moran financial advisors

Ethan Siekkinen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at J Wilson Wealth Management and operated Rizzo Lawn Care. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, manager search, and tax-lot accounting services.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Michael I

Series 63, Series 65

Livingston, NJ

Raymond James Financial

Michael Ipp is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors since 2010 and serves as an independent contractor for 1792 Wealth Advisors. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and uses analytical tools to support client decision-making, while also maintaining specialized programs such as municipal advisory services and SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services.

Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey M

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Greenville, DE

Investment Management & Planning LLC

Jeffrey Macdonald is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Management & Planning LLC and LPL Financial since 2010, following two years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Investment Management & Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing fundamental analysis and continuous supervision, and operates as both a wrap program sponsor and affiliated registered representatives of LPL Financial.

General retirement planning Business succession planning Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
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Patrick F

Series 66

New Market, MD

Intentional

Patrick Ferguson is a financial advisor at Intentional with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Commonwealth Financial Network, and LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed agent involved in the sales of fixed and traditional insurance products. Intentional provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers pension consulting, estate planning support, business exit planning, and due diligence on alternative investments, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis within a fiduciary framework.

Business exit / sale strategy Multi-generational wealth transfer Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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Jerald L

Series 63

San Antonio, TX

Frost Investment Services

Jerald Liesman is a financial advisor at Frost Investment Services with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Frost Brokerage Services, Inc. and Frost Bank since 1993 and 1987, respectively. Frost Investment Services is a retail-focused, SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and managed account programs that integrate model portfolios from its affiliate with third-party managers, utilizing a research-driven investment process and providing optional tax and ESG overlay services.

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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