Dealer Advisory

Financial Advisor for Automotive Dealers

Thinking About Your
Last Up?

You’ve built something meaningful.
Let’s bring clarity to what comes next.


We help dealer principals make clear, connected decisions as they step away from ownership and into what’s next.

Contemplative moment in the showroom

Clarity
for What Comes Next

You’ve built something meaningful.

Now you’re thinking about life beyond the dealership.

If it’s meant to last beyond the dealership, it needs clarity.

After Your Last Up
The Decisions Change

Stepping away from the dealership changes more than ownership.
It changes how decisions are made.

Income becomes assets.
Familiar structure starts to fade.

Without a clear plan, many dealers find themselves:

  • Unsure what’s truly sustainable
  • Rethinking how much to spend, keep, or grow
  • Facing decisions that feel more personal than before
  • Navigating changing family dynamics

Over time, that lack of coordination can lead to missed opportunities, unnecessary taxes, and decisions that don’t fully align.

Left unchecked, it can quietly erode wealth.

You’ve worked too hard to leave what comes next to chance.

Clear Perspective
Everything working Together

We work with dealer principals approaching or going through their last up.

We understand how dealership ownership shapes decisions, habits, and priorities.

We help you turn business success into a clear personal plan — coordinating across your investments, taxes, estate planning, and family priorities so everything works together.

We work alongside your existing professionals to help turn business success into a clear personal strategy.

Our role is simple – We help you make clear decisions so you can move forward with confidence.

That shows up in areas like:

  • Making smart tax decisions across your full financial picture
  • Keeping investments aligned with your new life
  • Planning how wealth moves into your personal life
  • Adjusting to life beyond the dealership

The goal is one clear personal strategy, not scattered advice.

Clarity
That Builds Confidenc

Confidence doesn’t come from one big decision.

It comes from knowing your life and your wealth are working together the way they should.

For the dealers we work with, that often looks like:

  • Confidence that their wealth supports the life they want to live
  • A clear way to make steady, thoughtful decisions
  • Fewer surprises and less second-guessing
  • Alignment across priorities, family, and finances
  • Less noise. More focus

That’s what clarity creates.
And it’s what allows decisions to stay steady over time.

A Clear Path Forward
Thoughtful. Measured. Personal.

We help bring clarity to life after the dealership — without rushing decisions.

This isn’t one big decision.
It’s a series of thoughtful steps.

Here’s how we work together:

  1. Start with a Candid Conversation
    A simple 15-minute conversation to understand where you are, what matters most, and where you want to go.
  2. Get Clear on What Matters Most
    We help you define your priorities, values, and family considerations.
  3. Build Your Personal Floor Plan
    A clear framework that connects how you live, invest, plan for taxes, and steward your wealth.
  4. Ongoing Guidance
    Decisions don’t stop after a plan is in place.
    We help you stay aligned as life, family, and priorities evolve.

Through each step, our role is simple.
Bring clarity and direction so you can move forward with confidence

Confidence Today
Is Only Part of the Equation

Feeling confident now is important.
But this transition isn’t a one-time event.

It requires a way to keep decisions aligned as life evolves beyond the dealership.

That’s why we developed the Personal Floor Plan™.
A clear way to bring structure and direction to what comes next.

The Personal Floor Plan™
Clarity for what’s next

You understand floor plans.
They bring structure and discipline to how a dealership operates.

A Personal Floor Plan™ applies that same thinking to your wealth.

Without structure, even thoughtful decisions can drift over time, leading to missed opportunities, unnecessary taxes, and gradual erosion of wealth.

Our approach brings everything into one place:

Get Clear on What Matters Most
Your priorities, values, and what this next chapter should look like.

Align Every Key Decision
Investments, taxes, income, estate planning, charitable giving, and legacy planning, all working together.

Stay Coordinated Over Time
Ongoing guidance to help you adjust as life, family, and priorities evolve.

It’s not a product or a one-time event.

It’s a practical way to make thoughtful decisions as you move into what’s next.

A Clear Next Step

Start with a simple conversation

If your last up is behind you — or approaching — the next step is a candid 15-minute conversation.

We’ll talk through what matters most and help you get clear on what comes next.

Then we can decide together if it makes sense to move forward.

Personal Foor Plan

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to help you understand how we work and what to expect when working together.

Who is this for?

The Personal Floor Plan is a good fit for dealer principals who are approaching or moving beyond their Last Up and want clarity around what comes next.

As your role shifts from business owner to managing your personal wealth, decisions become more connected. We help you take a structured, long-term approach so everything works together.

Our focus is ongoing guidance and coordination, so you can move forward with clarity and confidence

What does working together?

A clear plan for your personal wealth, before and after the transition.

We take a structured approach that brings your business transition, personal wealth, tax, and long-term planning decisions together.

So everything stays aligned as you move into your next chapter.

How is this different from a traditional wealth manager?

Most advisors focus on portfolios.

We focus on how decisions connect, bringing together your business transition, personal wealth, tax strategy, and long-term planning into one coordinated approach.

So everything works together, not in isolation.

Will our plan stay the same over time?

No.

Your life will change, and your plan should too.

We review and adjust your plan as your priorities shift, so it stays aligned with what comes next.

How often do we meet?

We meet annually for a full review, with a mid-year check-in and regular touchpoints throughout the year.

Especially when decisions, transition events or changes come up, we connect as needed.

Do you replace my accountant or lawyer

No.

We work alongside your existing advisors to keep everything aligned.

The goal is coordination, not replacement.

How are you paid

We’re upfront about fees and walk through everything early.

We’re compensated through a transparent fee structure tied to ongoing advice and the assets we oversee.

This keeps the focus on long-term planning, not transactions or commissions.

Still have questions

Want a clear path forward?

We’ll answer what’s on your mind and help you move forward with clarity.

Candour. Clarity. Confidence.

Working with
Automotive Dealers and
Established Families

What We Offer

A structured approach to managing and using your wealth with intention.

Focused on your values, your goals, and thoughtful, tax-aware decisions.

Ready to Feel Clear
About Your Money?

Let’s start with a simple conversation to help you move forward with confidence.

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Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (“ACPI”) is a full-service investment dealer and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (“CIPF”) and Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”).  Investment services are provided through Marathon Investment Management – Aligned Capital Partners Inc. an approved trade name of ACPI. Only investment-related products and services are offered through Marathon Investment Management – Aligned Capital Partners Inc. and covered by the CIPF.

Financial planning and insurance services are provided through Marathon Private Wealth. Marathon Private Wealth is an independent company separate and distinct from Marathon Investment Management – Aligned Capital Partners Inc.