Your entire financial world. Systematized.

Wealth management for business owners

Accumulation and growth

Your business and your life are connected. We build your strategy around both.

A DIFFERENT FINANCIAL REALITY

Business ownership changes everything about how your wealth should be managed.

Owning a business completely changes your financial picture.

Your biggest asset is also your main source of income. That concentration calls for a strategy built around it.

Your compensation, equity, exit plan, and retirement aren’t four separate problems. They’re one ecosystem, and that’s exactly how we manage them.

WHO WE WORK WITH

Built for owners and operators who did it the hard way.

We work with people who built something real, from the ground up.

Construction owners​

You've spent years building equity in a business with tight margins. The wealth is real, and so is the risk. Time for a strategy that accounts for both.

Engineering consultants

Your billing rate is strong and your pipeline is full. Now capture what you're earning, with tax efficiency, retirement, and protection built around you.

Service business owners

You've built a profitable operation. The question most owners answer too late: how does your wealth outlive the business itself?

What would your financial life look like with no gaps?

WHAT WE DO

What a business owner's wealth strategy actually covers

Both sides of the equation, coordinated in real time.

Let's talk about your financial future

Planning an exit, protecting what you built, or just want the whole picture in one place?

Let’s talk. No pitch, no obligation, just a clear view of where you stand.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY

Active investment management, built into your strategy.

Most wealth management firms stop at a model portfolio. We go further.

We manage investments actively across stocks, bonds, commodities, and alternative assets. No set-it-and-forget-it allocation.

Every position is informed by your full picture: tax exposure, business income, retirement timeline, protection plan.

  • Tactical investment management — active allocation across securities, commodities, and alternatives.
  • Tax-aware investing — coordinated with your tax strategy so portfolio moves don’t create unnecessary exposure.
  • Alternative assets — real estate, private markets, and non-correlated positions that reduce concentration risk.

PLATFORM ADVANTAGE

One relationship. Every corner of your financial life.

We stay accountable for the whole picture. Tax strategy, estate planning, benefits, and protection all run through your Financial Strategist.

Our Summit Alliance partner network gives you direct access to CPAs, payroll specialists, healthcare benefit structures, and estate planners.

One relationship. No gaps. Every decision coordinated.

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OUR PROCESS

How we build your wealth strategy

Step 1
Discovery

Understanding the vision

Business and personal finances together. Cash flow, tax exposure, protection gaps, retirement timeline. Most clients find something significant here.

Step 2
Strategy

Designing the future

What’s missing, what’s exposed, what needs to move. All pulled together into one plan.

Step 3
Implementation

Bringing the plan to life

Solutions matched from across our platform and executed. Your Financial Strategist stays in the room through every step.

Step 4
Partnership

Evolving with you

As your business and your life change, we stay accountable for all of it, long term.

What our valued clients say

Meet your Visionary Capital team

Ben Holden

Senior Marketing Director

☏ 860-933-6445

Amanda Holland

Systems Director

☏ 508-613-5812

TJ Tobin

Marketing Director

☏ 203-848-5724

Shawn Salamack

Senior Associate

☏ 774-289-9075

Jake Smith

Marketing Director

☏ 908-723-6841

Derek Healy

Senior Associate

☏ 413-687-9765

Frequently Asked Questions

About wealth management for business owners

How do business owners manage wealth differently than employees?

Business owners carry concentrated risk, non-traditional retirement needs, and personal liability that employees don’t. Your strategy has to account for business equity, income variability, and eventual transition, not just a portfolio.

They need full visibility into both. Your compensation decisions affect your personal tax exposure, and your exit timeline affects your retirement plan. The goal is coordination, not isolation.

A Financial Strategist coordinates across every area of your financial life, investments, protection, tax, retirement, and estate planning, rather than managing one piece. One person accountable for the whole picture, not five different specialists managing parts. At Visionary Capital, that’s the only way we work.

Yes. Entity structure, compensation strategy, and tax positioning are core parts of what we coordinate, through out partner network and our business solutions platform.

We work with business owners with $250,000 or more in investable assets or $150,000 or more in annual income. The right time to start is before you need it.

Fee structures vary based on scope and assets under management. We’re transparent about how we’re compensated. Your first strategy session is free, and we’ll walk you through everything before you make any decisions.

Business owners have options most employees don’t: IUL strategies, private pensions, executive bonus plans, and tax-efficient income structures. Each one built around your business income, not a generic contribution schedule.

When you sell, most of your net worth converts to cash in one heavily taxed event. How much you keep comes down to structure, estate position, and liquidity, all in place well before the sale, ideally years ahead.

There’s no single number, but concentration risk is real. When your business is both your largest asset and your main income, building wealth outside it becomes one of your most important protections. We map this out with every business owner we work with.

Financial planning sets the direction: your goals, timeline, and where you want to end up. Wealth management is the ongoing coordination that gets you there, across investments, protection, tax, and estate. For business owners, the two are inseparable, which is why we run them as one system.

Ready to build a wealth strategy that works as hard as you do?

Your first strategy session is free. We’ll look at both sides, business and personal, and show you what a coordinated plan looks like. No obligation, no jargon, just a clear picture of where you stand.

Disclaimer: Consultations are confidential and carry no obligation.

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Ben Holden

SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR

Ben Holden is the Founder and CEO of Visionary Capital, an independent financial planning and wealth management firm focused on helping individuals, families, and business owners build comprehensive financial strategies. Originally from Northeast Connecticut and now based in Pittsburgh, Ben has a background in nutrition, weight training, and wrestling, where he placed sixth in the Connecticut State Championships during his senior year.

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Ben entered the financial services industry in 2022 and founded Visionary Capital in 2024. In 2025, he developed a dual-platform wealth management model through strategic partnerships with New Edge Wealth and AMP Consulting, providing clients with access to a broad range of investment, insurance, retirement, and estate planning solutions. He also founded the Summit Alliance, a network of professionals dedicated to delivering coordinated guidance across financial, legal, tax, lending, and business planning disciplines. Ben is also the creator of the Visionary Financial Machine, a planning framework designed to help individuals and business owners build early financial freedom through prioritizing liquidity, mobility of assets, and tax-efficient income architecture.

Today, Ben specializes in advanced financial planning, retirement income strategies, asset protection, wealth accumulation, and leadership development. His philosophy centers on building integrated financial systems designed to help clients create greater flexibility, efficiency, and long-term financial independence.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys mixed martial arts, wrestling, strength training, exploring new cities, and spending time with his girlfriend Amanda and his cats, Dexter and Rex.

Amanda Holland

SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

Amanda Holland is the Systems Director at Visionary Capital, where she keeps the firm’s operations and client experience running smoothly behind the scenes. She makes sure the moving parts of every plan stay coordinated, so nothing gets lost between people or steps.

TJ Tobin

MARKETING DIRECTOR

 TJ has a passion for helping clients create clarity and direction in their financial lives. With a deep understanding of investment planning, risk assessment, and long-term wealth strategies, TJ empowers individuals and businesses to take control of their financial future. Grounded in integrity and driven by results, TJ offers personalized guidance tailored to each client’s unique goals and challenges. Whether advising on growth strategies or streamlining financial operations, TJ is committed to delivering actionable insights and measurable impact.

Shawn Salamack

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Shawn Salamack is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, where he works directly with clients to build and coordinate their financial strategies. He helps make sure every plan stays connected across the moving parts, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Jake Smith

MARKETING DIRECTOR

From New Jersey, Jake comes to Visionary Capital with a background in environmental and fire protection engineering with nearly four years in the private sector working for an industry-leading code consulting firm, multifamily real estate investing in the Massachusetts market, and high-level Crossfit coaching experience. Jake was also an accomplished collegiate wrestler for Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He is excited to offer his clients the ability to maximize wealth accumulation, protect their assets, optimize income and expenses, and leave a lasting legacy to those they care about most.

Derek Healey

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Derek Healy is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, focused on helping clients turn strategy into action. He works alongside the team to keep each plan coordinated and moving, so clients always know where they stand.

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TJ Tobin

MARKETING DIRECTOR

 TJ has a passion for helping clients create clarity and direction in their financial lives. With a deep understanding of investment planning, risk assessment, and long-term wealth strategies, TJ empowers individuals and businesses to take control of their financial future. Grounded in integrity and driven by results, TJ offers personalized guidance tailored to each client’s unique goals and challenges. Whether advising on growth strategies or streamlining financial operations, TJ is committed to delivering actionable insights and measurable impact.

Ben Holden

SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR

Ben Holden is the Founder and CEO of Visionary Capital, an independent financial planning and wealth management firm focused on helping individuals, families, and business owners build comprehensive financial strategies. Originally from Northeast Connecticut and now based in Pittsburgh, Ben has a background in nutrition, weight training, and wrestling, where he placed sixth in the Connecticut State Championships during his senior year.

Read More

Ben entered the financial services industry in 2022 and founded Visionary Capital in 2024. In 2025, he developed a dual-platform wealth management model through strategic partnerships with New Edge Wealth and AMP Consulting, providing clients with access to a broad range of investment, insurance, retirement, and estate planning solutions. He also founded the Summit Alliance, a network of professionals dedicated to delivering coordinated guidance across financial, legal, tax, lending, and business planning disciplines. Ben is also the creator of the Visionary Financial Machine, a planning framework designed to help individuals and business owners build early financial freedom through prioritizing liquidity, mobility of assets, and tax-efficient income architecture.

Today, Ben specializes in advanced financial planning, retirement income strategies, asset protection, wealth accumulation, and leadership development. His philosophy centers on building integrated financial systems designed to help clients create greater flexibility, efficiency, and long-term financial independence.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys mixed martial arts, wrestling, strength training, exploring new cities, and spending time with his girlfriend Amanda and his cats, Dexter and Rex.

Derek Healey

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Derek Healy is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, focused on helping clients turn strategy into action. He works alongside the team to keep each plan coordinated and moving, so clients always know where they stand.

Shawn Salamack

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Shawn Salamack is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, where he works directly with clients to build and coordinate their financial strategies. He helps make sure every plan stays connected across the moving parts, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Jake Smith

MARKETING DIRECTOR

From New Jersey, Jake comes to Visionary Capital with a background in environmental and fire protection engineering with nearly four years in the private sector working for an industry-leading code consulting firm, multifamily real estate investing in the Massachusetts market, and high-level Crossfit coaching experience. Jake was also an accomplished collegiate wrestler for Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He is excited to offer his clients the ability to maximize wealth accumulation, protect their assets, optimize income and expenses, and leave a lasting legacy to those they care about most.

Amanda Holland

SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

Amanda Holland is the Systems Director at Visionary Capital, where she keeps the firm’s operations and client experience running smoothly behind the scenes. She makes sure the moving parts of every plan stay coordinated, so nothing gets lost between people or steps.