Who We Help

Financial Planning
for Business Owners.

You built something. Now let's make sure it works for you, not just your customers. We bring strategy and structure to both sides of your financial life.

Your business and your personal finances shouldn't live in silos. We connect both so they work together.
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Who This Is For

Helping Business Owners Turn Hard Work Into Lasting Wealth.

Running your own business takes focus, discipline, and long hours. It is easy to stay buried in day-to-day decisions and lose sight of the bigger financial picture.

Most business owners treat the company as their primary retirement plan. That is concentration risk. We help build wealth alongside the business, not only inside it.

We connect business income, retirement strategy, tax planning, and personal goals into one cohesive plan because the complexity is real and generic advice usually misses it.

Business owner
Business + Personal
Both sides of your financial life, one plan.
Two Sides, One Strategy

We coordinate your business and personal finances together — not as two separate plans that never talk to each other.

Independent, Fiduciary Advice

We give recommendations because they are right for you, not because they generate a payout for us.

Proactive, Not Reactive

We work before the tax bill, before the deal closes, before the exit — when there is still time for decisions to change the outcome.

What We Do

Key Areas Where We Help Business Owners.

Benefit Plan Optimization

Benefit Plan Optimization

Design cost-effective retirement and insurance plans that attract talent while maximizing your own tax-advantaged savings.

Business Continuity Planning

Business Continuity Planning

Make sure your company and personal finances can weather transitions, illness, or unexpected events without derailing long-term plans.

Risk & Insurance Coverage

Risk & Insurance Coverage

Identify and close liability, income loss, and key-person coverage gaps before they become costly problems.

Tax Strategy Alignment

Tax Strategy Alignment

Use entity structure, retirement contributions, and deduction planning to reduce taxes on both the business and personal side.

Exit & Succession Planning

Exit & Succession Planning

Structure a sale, transfer, or phased transition to maximize after-tax proceeds and protect retirement.

Personal Retirement Planning

Personal Retirement Planning

Coordinate business income with retirement savings so your future does not depend entirely on one asset.

Retirement Plan Options

Choosing the Right Plan
for Your Business.

The right plan depends on business size, cash flow, employee count, and long-term goals. Here is the high-level comparison business owners usually need before making the next move.

Solo 401(k)

Self-Employed · No Employees
$69K
2024 contribution limit
  • Employee + employer contributions
  • Roth option available
  • Loan provisions
  • Best for sole proprietors and single-member LLCs
Most flexible for solopreneurs

SEP IRA

Self-Employed · Small Business
$69K
25% of compensation max
  • Simple setup and administration
  • Employer contributions only
  • Must contribute same percentage for all employees
  • No Roth option

SIMPLE IRA

Under 100 Employees
$16K
employee deferral limit
  • Lower admin cost than a 401(k)
  • Required employer match
  • Easy to set up and maintain
  • Lower contribution limits

Contribution figures are approximate and subject to change. A planning conversation is usually the fastest way to determine which structure actually fits your business.

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Maximize Your Savings

Contributing Beyond the Standard Limits.

Many business owners do not realize they can contribute far more than the standard 401(k) limit by layering in profit sharing or defined benefit options.

We help assess what your business can realistically support, compare plan types side by side, and coordinate implementation with your payroll and tax team.

Contributing Beyond the Standard Limits.
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Simplify Administration

A Simpler Way to Offer Retirement Plans.

A major reason owners delay offering plans is the administrative burden around eligibility, onboarding, and compliance.

We help streamline the process with providers and workflows that reduce paperwork and missed deadlines.

A Simpler Way to Offer Retirement Plans.
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Plan Your Exit

Turning Your Business Into Retirement Income.

Most business owners expect the eventual sale to fund retirement, but without planning that starts years ahead the tax cost and personal savings gaps can be severe.

We help evaluate exit paths, deal structure, and how proceeds integrate into your broader retirement income plan.

Turning Your Business Into Retirement Income.

Common Questions

Questions Business Owners Ask Us.

These are the most common planning questions we hear from owners trying to build a real strategy.

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Business owners can use Solo 401(k), SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, and employer 401(k) plans. The right option depends on headcount, cash flow, and long-term goals.

Owners usually have more tax levers than they realize: retirement contributions, entity structure, salary optimization, and coordinated personal and business tax planning.

Ideally three to five years before the intended transition. That gives you time to improve structure, reduce tax drag, and build personal liquidity outside the business.

Yes. The point of this specialty is to connect both sides into one planning strategy instead of treating them as separate systems.

No fixed threshold is the point here. What matters is that the business is important enough to your future that better planning decisions will materially change the outcome.

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Most business owners have worked incredibly hard to build something valuable. Our job is to make sure that value actually makes it to retirement, not just on paper.
Dan DiLascia · Founder / Principal · Base Wealth Management

Ready to Build a Real Plan?

Let's Talk About Your
Business and Your Future.

The first call is free, takes 15 minutes, and gives you a clearer picture of where you stand. No pressure, just an honest planning conversation.

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The Retirement Reality Check is an educational tool intended to help individuals identify areas that may warrant further planning discussion. It is not a financial plan, investment recommendation, or guarantee of retirement readiness.

Statistics cited on this page are drawn from third-party research and are provided for general educational context only. Individual circumstances will vary. 1,2,5 Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), 2023 Retirement Confidence Survey. ebri.org. 3 Federal Reserve, Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households (2023). federalreserve.gov. 4 Federal Reserve, Survey of Consumer Finances (2022). 5 Vanguard, How America Saves (2023); National Institute on Retirement Security, Retirement Insecurity 2024.

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