What Legacy Global does

Legacy Global, operating under the brand Legacy Partners (legal entity Legacy Council of Canada), is a Toronto-based growth accelerator and strategic scaling platform for financial professionals, including financial advisors and practice owners. The company packages a proprietary methodology built around a "stabilize then scale" framework and a performance tracking system called the 5 R's Framework (Retention, Referral, Revenue, Recurring Income, and Reputation/AUM), together with a portfolio of assessment tools (Know Your Worth, FLQ Assessment, Income Banking Assessment, REISS Assessment) and a Knowledge Hub of white papers and case studies. Its core offer to financial professionals is to act as a "Chief Growth Officer" for their business while the advisor retains client-facing responsibilities.

The business model is a four-tier partnership program targeting financial professionals with an existing client base: (1) Referral Partner (remain independent), (2) Co-Venture in book, (3) Minority Investment, and (4) Full Acquisition/exit. Investment advisory services are delivered through CWM, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent Legacy Group Holdings, LLC; Legacy Coaching, another wholly-owned subsidiary, provides the coaching layer but does not provide advisory services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagement is gated by a Partnership Guide download requiring contact information. The company claims a network of 150+ partner firms serving 10,000+ households and influencing $3B+ in wealth, with reported outcomes of 2X staff engagement, 5X client attraction, and 10X business valuation relative to industry averages.

The operating entity is small (1-10 employees, single Toronto headquarters at 99 Scollard Street) and operates across North America. No funding rounds, no revenue figures, no founding date, no executive bios, and no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the source material, limiting visibility into capital structure, growth velocity, and technical depth.

Name

Legacy Global

Legal name

Legacy Council of Canada

Website

https://prepareyourlegacy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Legacy Global (Legacy Partners) is a Toronto-based growth accelerator that provides stabilization, scaling, and exit-planning services to financial professionals through a four-tier partnership program and proprietary assessment and performance-tracking frameworks. Its network spans 150+ partner firms serving 10,000+ households.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Services: Legacy Partners offers investment advisory services through CWM, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Legacy Coaching and CWM, LLC are separate but affiliated companies under Legacy Group Holdings, LLC.
2. Growth Partnership Revenue: Revenue generated through various partnership structures including referral arrangements, co-ventures, and potentially minority investments in partner firms.
3. Acquisition Services: Services related to helping financial professionals exit their business through full acquisition of their book and practice.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Legacy Global serves as a growth accelerator and amplifier for independent financial professionals, providing a two-phase Stabilization and Scaling methodology, a Perform performance-tracking framework based on five metrics, diagnostic assessments, and four partnership structures ranging from referral relationships to full book acquisition. The company monetizes via partnership arrangements, recurring advisory fees through its CWM, LLC SEC-registered subsidiary, and transaction fees from acquisitions.

Product overview

Legacy operates as a unified growth accelerator platform for financial professionals, combining a portfolio of assessment tools (Know Your Worth, FLQ, Income Banking, REISS), a structured growth methodology (Stabilization and Scaling Program), and a performance tracking framework (Perform/5 R's). These core offerings work together to help financial professionals evaluate their business worth, stabilize and scale operations, and track key performance metrics. The platform also includes a Knowledge Hub with educational resources and multiple partnership structures for engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stabilization and Scaling Program A two-phase growth methodology for financial professionals that combines stabilization through automation and systematization with scaling through market expansion and diversified client offerings, designed to build sustainable, sellable advisory practices.
• Perform (5 R's Framework) A performance tracking framework that monitors five key business metrics for financial professionals: client Retention, Referral rates, Revenue, Recurring Income (commission and residuals), and Reputation/AUM.
• Know Your Worth Assessment A three-question assessment that helps financial professionals understand the equitable value of their existing client base and revenue potential, providing insight into current standing and future opportunities.
• FLQ Assessment A diagnostic assessment that helps financial professionals evaluate key business metrics as part of Legacy's assessment portfolio.
• Income Banking Assessment An assessment tool that helps financial professionals understand and optimize their income streams and banking relationships.
• REISS Assessment An assessment offering that evaluates business performance metrics for financial professionals.
• Partnership Options Program A menu of four engagement structures for financial professionals: Remain Independent as a Referral Partner, Partner with Us via Co-Venture in their book, take a Minority Investment from Legacy, or Exit The Business through sale of book and practice or Full Acquisition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2X Staff Engagement compared to industry average
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CWM, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWM, LLC is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor that provides investment advisory services under the Legacy Partners brand. Legacy Coaching and CWM, LLC are separate but affiliated companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legacy Group Holdings, LLC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• XY Planning Network: XY Planning Network is a network of financial advisors serving Gen X and Gen Y clients, offering practice management, coaching, and community resources. Comparable as a network-model growth and support platform for independent advisors.
• Sanctuary Wealth: Sanctuary Wealth is a partnership platform offering financial advisors succession and growth partnership options including minority equity, co-ventures, and acquisitions. Directly comparable to Legacy's multi-tier partnership offering.
• Hightower Advisors: Hightower Advisors is a partnership-driven wealth management platform that supports advisors through minority investments and full acquisitions. Its tiered engagement model and advisor-focused growth support mirror Legacy's partnership structure.
• Creative Planning: Creative Planning is a fast-growing wealth management firm that has scaled through acquisitions of independent advisor practices. Its acquisition-led growth and advisor support functions parallel Legacy's growth-accelerator positioning.
• Carson Group: Carson Group operates a partnership and acquisition platform for financial advisors, offering coaching, growth services, and succession solutions. It is the most directly comparable business model to Legacy's Chief Growth Officer positioning for advisors.
• Mariner Wealth Advisors: Mariner has grown aggressively by partnering with and acquiring advisor practices, providing growth infrastructure and succession solutions. Comparable to Legacy's acquisition and minority investment tracks.

Broad incumbents

• LPL Financial: LPL Financial is the largest US independent broker-dealer offering practice management, consulting, and acquisition support for thousands of advisors. Functions as the largest-scale broad incumbent providing advisor growth infrastructure.
• Advisor Group / Osaic: Advisor Group (now Osaic) is one of the largest US independent broker-dealers providing practice management, consulting, and transition support to thousands of advisors. Broader, more institutionalized incumbent serving a comparable advisor-support function.
• Cetera Financial Group: Cetera is a large independent broker-dealer offering practice management, growth consulting, and succession support for its affiliated advisors. Operates at much larger scale with broader service portfolio than Legacy's coaching-led niche.
• Commonwealth Financial Network: Commonwealth is a privately held IBD offering practice management consulting, coaching, and succession planning to its affiliated advisors. Larger-scale incumbent offering analogous advisor growth and exit services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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