web01.fireside.fm Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:47:26 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Scholar Wealth Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Due Diligence” https://sfa-podcast.fireside.fm/tags/due%20diligence Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400 The Scholar Wealth Podcast delivers clear, expert insights into the financial decisions that shape the lives of successful individuals and families of significant means. Every Monday morning, our team of highly credentialed financial advisors brings clarity to complex wealth challenges—through listener questions, conversations with subject-matter experts, and real stories of financial journeys. This isn’t generic guidance or mass-market advice. It’s financial clarity for people with more at stake: physicians navigating equity compensation, entrepreneurs preparing for business exits, and families stewarding multigenerational wealth. Each episode offers trusted guidance, grounded in experience and fiduciary care. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice, the opinions. expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. Investing in financial markets involves risk, including the potential loss of principle, past performance is not indicative of future results. Before making any investment decisions, you should consult with a qualified financial advisor, who can assess your individual financial situation, objectives and risk tolerance. en-us episodic Complex Wealth Questions. Expert Answers. Scholar Financial Advising, LLC The Scholar Wealth Podcast delivers clear, expert insights into the financial decisions that shape the lives of successful individuals and families of significant means. Every Monday morning, our team of highly credentialed financial advisors brings clarity to complex wealth challenges—through listener questions, conversations with subject-matter experts, and real stories of financial journeys. This isn’t generic guidance or mass-market advice. It’s financial clarity for people with more at stake: physicians navigating equity compensation, entrepreneurs preparing for business exits, and families stewarding multigenerational wealth. Each episode offers trusted guidance, grounded in experience and fiduciary care. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice, the opinions. expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. Investing in financial markets involves risk, including the potential loss of principle, past performance is not indicative of future results. Before making any investment decisions, you should consult with a qualified financial advisor, who can assess your individual financial situation, objectives and risk tolerance. no finance, investing, high-income, tax strategy, personal finance, wealth management podcast, high net worth financial planning, fiduciary financial advice, physician finance podcast, estate planning podcast, investment strategy podcast, tax planning podcast, business exit strategy podcast, financial planning for high net worth families, podcast for physicians with equity compensation, tax strategies for entrepreneurs selling a business, multigenerational wealth planning podcast, personal finance stories high net worth, fiduciary advisors podcast, deferred compensation planning podcast, portfolio rebalancing advice podcast, high net worth investing, ultra high net worth wealth strategies, gifting and legacy planning, private equity and alternative investments, liquidity event financial planning, trust and estate strategies, financial independence for entrepreneurs, expert interviews on wealth management Scholar Financial Advising, LLC stephan@scholarfinancialadvising.com Episode 60: Buying a Business in the Era of Mass Retirement https://sfa-podcast.fireside.fm/60 e3c1c85f-c270-478c-807e-85ff4c349521 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Scholar Financial Advising, LLC full Scholar Financial Advising, LLC Brandon Mendez, Ph.D., CPA, Professor of Finance at the Darla Moore School of Business and U.S. Navy veteran, joins Stephan in the studio for a full-episode conversation on what it actually takes to buy a business today. They cover how to read multiples and seller discretionary earnings, why private equity has a structural edge over individual buyers, what AI is doing to the talent side of acquisitions, and where the real red flags hide in a set of financial statements. 42:42 no <p>Brandon Mendez, Ph.D., CPA, Professor of Finance at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, joins Stephan in the studio for a conversation on the wave of business acquisitions reshaping private markets right now. With a generation of business owners hitting retirement age at the same time, private equity firms are moving fast, and individual buyers are competing in a market that is more crowded and more complex than it has ever been. Brandon and Stephan work through how to evaluate multiples and what seller discretionary earnings actually obscure, why PE has a structural advantage that individual buyers rarely overcome on price alone, how AI is beginning to shift the talent calculus for anyone acquiring a business, and what the financial statement red flags look like before you sign an NDA and after.</p> <p>Stay in touch beyond the podcast:<br> Newsletter: <a href="https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/newsletter</a><br> Start your planning journey: <a href="https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/welcome" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/welcome</a><br> Submit a question for the show: <a href="https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/podcast</a></p> <p>The information provided in this podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice. The opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. Investing in financial markets involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before making any investment decisions, you should consult with a qualified financial advisor, who can assess your individual financial situation, objectives and risk tolerance. Thanks for listening!</p> buying a business, how to buy a business, private equity acquisitions, business valuation multiples, seller discretionary earnings, small business acquisition, buying vs starting a business, mass retirement business ownership, EBITDA multiples explained, private equity roll-up strategy, due diligence for business buyers, how AI affects business acquisitions, business ownership wealth building, acquiring a family business, business exit planning, how to compete with private equity, talent retention after acquisition, business financial statement red flags, generational business transfer, business acquisition for investors Brandon Mendez, Ph.D., CPA, Professor of Finance at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, joins Stephan in the studio for a conversation on the wave of business acquisitions reshaping private markets right now. With a generation of business owners hitting retirement age at the same time, private equity firms are moving fast, and individual buyers are competing in a market that is more crowded and more complex than it has ever been. Brandon and Stephan work through how to evaluate multiples and what seller discretionary earnings actually obscure, why PE has a structural advantage that individual buyers rarely overcome on price alone, how AI is beginning to shift the talent calculus for anyone acquiring a business, and what the financial statement red flags look like before you sign an NDA and after.

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The information provided in this podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice. The opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. Investing in financial markets involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before making any investment decisions, you should consult with a qualified financial advisor, who can assess your individual financial situation, objectives and risk tolerance. Thanks for listening!

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Stay in touch beyond the podcast:
Newsletter: https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/newsletter
Start your planning journey: https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/welcome
Submit a question for the show: https://scholarfinancialadvising.com/podcast

The information provided in this podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice. The opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. Investing in financial markets involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before making any investment decisions, you should consult with a qualified financial advisor, who can assess your individual financial situation, objectives and risk tolerance. Thanks for listening!

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