Unify Business And Personal Wealth

Business owner wealth planning with Dominion Private Wealth brings every piece of your financial life under one coordinated plan—your company, your income, your investments, your exit, and your legacy. We focus on tax-efficient strategies, succession clarity, and long-term wealth preservation so you gain confidence, control, and a clear path forward for both your business and your family.

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Align your company and your life

Key Outcomes Of Owner Planning

Our integrated approach connects your business decisions with your personal goals, so you are not guessing what today’s choices mean for tomorrow’s freedom. You get a clear, holistic roadmap that minimizes tax drag, prepares for succession or exit, and protects what you have built for the people you care about most.

Unified Wealth Strategy

We integrate personal and business wealth so cash flow, investments, retirement, and succession are modeled together, not in silos. The result is clarity, simplicity, and decisions that support both your balance sheet and your lifestyle.

Lower Taxes More Protected

Through tax optimization, risk assessment, and asset protection structures, we work to reduce unnecessary tax liability and shield your wealth from avoidable threats. You keep more of what your business creates and sleep better at night.

Confident Exit And Legacy

We help you prepare for a future sale, succession, or retirement with exit readiness assessments and legacy planning frameworks. Your business can continue on your terms while your family enjoys continuity, stability, and long-term security.

Specialized planning for owners only

How Our Owner Planning Works

Entity And Tax Structure

We review your current LLC, S-corp, partnership, or other structure and model corporate structure optimization for both operations and tax efficiency. Strategies may include family limited partnerships, qualified small business stock, and use of section 1202 exclusion where appropriate.

Compensation And Distributions

We design owner compensation, partner distributions, profit-sharing, and deferred compensation so every dollar you take out supports your personal plan. Benefit package evaluation and executive bonus arrangements are tied directly to long-term wealth and retirement readiness.

Key Person And Buy Sell

We assess key person risk and review or build buy-sell agreements to protect owners, families, and the business. Tools like key person insurance, split-dollar arrangements, and succession scorecards help secure continuity if something unexpected happens.

Cash Flow And Capital

Using holistic financial modeling and cash flow forecasting, we connect your business cash flow, personal spending, and investment strategies. We plan for business liquidity events so you know how capital will fund your lifestyle, growth, and future opportunities.

Value And Exit Readiness

We focus on value acceleration and exit readiness assessments to help you grow a business that is attractive and transferable. Business valuation methods and wealth scenario simulations show how different exit paths impact your net worth and legacy.

Ongoing Advisory Partnership

Your plan is actively monitored and refreshed as your business, markets, and family evolve. We coordinate with your tax, legal, and deal advisors so your strategy stays aligned, proactive, and ready for your next decision.

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Why Owners Choose Dominion

Dominion Private Wealth has guided business owners through complex growth, transition, and exit decisions for years, bringing together seasoned CFP® professionals, CPAs, and succession specialists. We operate as fiduciaries, with transparent advice, rigorous security, and a deep respect for the sensitivity of your business and family information.

What Sets Us Apart?

  • Decades guiding owner transitions
  • CFP and CPA level expertise
  • Proven owner satisfaction results
  • Fiduciary client first commitment

Dominion Private Wealth Architecture

A proprietary framework that aligns your goals, your plan and your legacy — guiding you through every phase of life and business.

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Design With Intention

In the Design phase, we listen deeply to understand your business model, ownership structure, family dynamics, and long-term goals, then map them into a unified vision. Through discovery sessions, scenario planning, and holistic modeling, we define what financial independence, succession success, and legacy impact mean for you.

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Build With Wisdom

In the Build phase, we implement entity refinements, compensation structures, tax strategies, investment direction, and risk management into one coordinated plan. Every recommendation is tested against your personal metrics for success, from retirement readiness to multigenerational wealth transfer.

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Steward With Purpose

In the Steward phase, we stand beside you as an ongoing partner, adjusting the plan as your business grows, markets shift, or family needs change. We help you prepare for liquidity events and transitions well before they arrive, so each major step feels prepared, not pressured.

Meet The Dominion Private Wealth Advisors

Dominion Private Wealth was founded in Goodyear, AZ to serve clients who value long-term relationships and holistic guidance. Our advisors combine experience in investment management, tax strategy, and business exit planning to deliver clarity across your entire financial life.

We believe in purpose-driven wealth — aligning your resources with what matters most.

Justin Kauffman, CFP®, CEPA®
Justin Kauffman, CFP®, CEPA®
Erik Van Duyn
Erik Van Duyn
Goodyear, Arizona

Business Owner & Exit Planning for the West Valley

The West Valley has quietly become one of the most business-owner-dense parts of the Phoenix metro. A generation of contractors, healthcare practices, manufacturers, and service businesses that started in the 1990s and 2000s along the I-10 corridor is now reaching the natural exit window — and the buyer demand coming into the West Valley from outside Arizona has rarely been stronger. Arizona's flat 2.5% income tax, the federal Section 199A pass-through deduction, the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) process, and the right pre-sale preparation can change the after-tax proceeds of a sale by 15-30%. The wrong sequence — selling before the corporate structure, the personal estate plan, and the post-sale investment plan are aligned — almost always leaves money on the table.

How We Work With Goodyear and Buckeye Business Owners on Exits

A typical exit-planning engagement at our Goodyear office begins three to five years before a sale. We coordinate the personal financial plan, the post-sale investment plan, the estate documents that need to be in place before the sale closes, and the tax structure of the deal itself — working alongside your CPA, your attorney, and your investment banker or business broker. The process is led by Justin Kauffman, CFP®, CEPA®, and the goal is for the day after the sale to feel like a continuation of the plan, not the start of a new and unfamiliar one. We meet at our office at 1616 N Litchfield Rd, at your business, or by video.

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Whether you’re building wealth, preparing for retirement, or planning your legacy, our team stands ready to help you design, build, and steward your financial life with confidence.

1616 N Litchfield Rd A155, Goodyear, AZ 85395
The Dominion wealth-building process: Design, Build, Steward

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How is owner wealth planning different?
Wealth planning for business owners must account for operating companies, complex entities, concentrated risk, and succession choices that traditional planning often overlooks. At Dominion Private Wealth, we build integrated strategies around your ownership, not just your investment accounts, so business and personal decisions work together instead of against each other.
How does integrated planning cut taxes?
Integrated planning lets us coordinate your entity structure, compensation, profit distributions, and exit timing so they are all working toward tax efficiency. We use tax optimization tools and forward-looking analysis to decide how and when to recognize income and gains, which can potentially reduce your lifetime tax burden.
What should I do now for exit?
The best first steps are understanding your business value, assessing exit readiness, and clarifying your goals for ownership, family, and team. We help you run scenarios, align your personal financial plan, and begin putting succession frameworks in place so you can approach a future transition with greater flexibility and preparation.
How is my sensitive information protected?
Protecting your privacy is fundamental to how Dominion Private Wealth operates, and every engagement is handled with strict confidentiality. We use secure digital systems, limited-access communication, and robust compliance controls so only authorized parties see your information, and we never share details without your explicit consent.
What does getting started look like?
We begin with a no-obligation conversation focused on your business, current concerns, and long-term goals, followed by a high-level risk and readiness review. From there, we outline a clear planning roadmap, explain our fee structure, and, if you choose to move forward, schedule a strategy session that includes key decision-makers on your side.