Wealth management and tax strategy for Southern California’s family-owned businesses. 

For those navigating growth and change, Canyon Oak Financial is where business, family, and legacy come together – a family-owned firm for your family-owned business.

Is change on the horizon for your family business?

From business decisions to personal life changes, Canyon Oak Financial helps you navigate, or prepare for, every season of business and life with confidence. We’re the first call for family-owned businesses navigating changes.

Planning for a business sale or exit?

Exit on your own terms with a clear strategy that protects your goals, your team, and your future.

Succession or generational handoff?

Transfer leadership with confidence by aligning finances, family dynamics, and long-term vision.

Scaling or expanding a service-based business?

Grow intentionally with financial systems designed to support expansion—without sacrificing control.

Navigating divorce while co-owning or managing a family business?

Stay grounded during personal transition with a plan that protects the business and the people behind it.

Restructuring a business after a personal life change?

Realign priorities across work and home so your business continues to support the life you’re building.

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Because we know your business impacts your life – and vice versa – we bring clarity, connection, and strategy to every financial decision you make.

Align all your financial priorities across your business and your life.

Because your business impacts your life – and vice versa.

Tax Planning & Preparation

Helping to reduce tax burdens year-round with proactive strategies that support both business growth and personal goals.

Financial Planning & Investment Management

Personalized financial plans and investment strategies that align with your values, support your lifestyle, and evolve with your business.

Business Transitions & Succession Guidance

From exits to generational handoffs, we guide business owners through pivotal transitions with clarity, care, and a plan that protects the legacy.

Cash Flow & Accounting Support

Bringing structure and insight to your numbers so you can make confident, day-to-day decisions rooted in real-time financial clarity.

Retirement Strategies

Retirement plans that work for both the owner and the team—helping to support tax efficiency, future income, and succession goals.

Insurance Planning

We identify coverage gaps and ensure your income, business, and family are protected from life’s unexpected storms.

Entity Structure & Formation Advice

Guiding you through choosing and maintaining the right entity type and collaborate with your legal advisor to help ensure tax advantages, liability protection, and more.

Life Transition and Legacy Planning

We support families through life’s biggest changes—ensuring your business, estate, and personal plans remain aligned through every season.

Our planning process keeps you rooted through every season.

Step 1: Getting rooted in clarity.

We start by learning the full story – gathering financial data, understanding your business structure, and identifying both your personal and business goals.

Step 2: Building a plan that grows with you.

From business sale prep to life transitions, we develop a tax-smart financial plan that evolves with you, your family and your business. Every decision is made to support long-term success in your business and life.

Step 3: Staying steady through every season.

We meet regularly to adjust, advise, and guide because life and business are always in motion. When something big happens, you’ll know who to call. We coordinate with your full advisory circle and help carry the load, so you don’t have to manage it all alone.

We’re a family-owned firm for your family-owned business.

We understand what it feels like to juggle the weight of a business and the heart of a family, because we’ve done it ourselves. That’s why we do this work. Because for us, it’s not just about finances – it’s about helping families protect what they’ve built, plan for what’s next, and feel supported through every season of business and life.

Rooted in experience. Grown from the same soil.

We’re business owners, parents, and partners who’ve stood exactly where our clients stand. We’ve launched and grown successful companies. We’ve tended to curious toddlers and sent kids off to college.

That’s why our advice isn’t just strategic – it’s rooted in what matters most. We guide from experience so clients feel understood, not just advised.

Canyon Oak Financial team

Through every season of business and life, we help you stay rooted in what matters most.

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Address

5950 Canoga Avenue, Suite 601, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Phone

818.883.4800

Fax

818.883.9222

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