BTHE BARATELLI INSTITUTE · Mentoring at Scale
For Advisors

You sit across the table. We hand you the tools.

The Baratelli Institute is built for principals and the advisors who serve them. If you’re a CPA, RIA, attorney, family-office professional, or realtor, there are three ways to put it to work — pick the one that fits the moment.

From a former Family Office CFO and principal investor — CPA since 1995.

An informed client moves you up the value chain.

Nobody builds their own estate plan, deal model, or tax strategy from a guide — they still need you. What changes is how the engagement starts. Instead of spending the first three meetings on vocabulary and basics, you meet a client who already speaks the language and knows the moves. You skip the 101 and go straight to the work only you can do: judgment, strategy, and the call that’s yours to make.

That is a better meeting for both of you — and it makes your hour more valuable, not less. A prepared client closes faster, second-guesses less, and refers more.

There’s a quieter benefit, too: a client who understands the plan can explain it to their own family — the spouse, the next generation, the co-owner — which is often the hardest part of the work to scale. The guide does that translating for you, between meetings.

Sharpen your expertise
The practitioner guide library
Deep, plain-English references (PDF + Excel) on the work you advise on every day — family office, business buying, estate, tax, real estate, investing. Written by a former Family Office CFO and principal investor, CPA since 1995.
Browse the guides & pricing →
Run the numbers live
265+ free decision tools
Open a calculator in the client meeting and model their actual scenario on the spot — DSCR, estate-tax headroom, Roth conversions, buy-vs-build, and more. No purchase required.
Open the tool catalog →
Put your name on it
Co-brand the deliverable
Add your firm’s name and contact to the client-facing journeys and hand the client a branded, lender- or family-ready package — the educated-counterparty tool that makes you look sharp.
Co-brand a journey →

Equip your clients — and grow your practice

Three ways to put the library to work for your book of business.

Brand it as yours
Co-brand the deliverable
Put your firm’s name and contact on the client-facing journeys, then hand the client a branded, prepared file. You look like the pro who gave them an edge.
Open the co-brand builder →
Put it in their hands
Gift & bulk / firm licensing
Buy guides for clients, or a multi-seat license for your whole team — and bill it to the engagement. Tell us the volume and we’ll set it up.
Ask about bulk & gifting →
Send us buyers
Refer & partner
If you’re recommending the guides to clients, let’s set up a referral arrangement or a code for your clients. Reach out and we’ll make it worth your while.
Become a referral partner →

Which guide for which job

Two different jobs — what to hand a client, and what to keep on your own desk.

Hand to clients — client-ready
Estate Planning Decoded · First Principles of Master Investing · Liquidity Event Playbook · Sell the Business · Owner-Operator Tax Playbook ($49 on-ramp) · Business Buyer’s Guide + SBA toolkits · Wealth Psychology · Real Estate Decoded
Keep on your desk — advisor-deep
Family Office Reference · Practitioner’s Guide to Private Equity · CFO & Controller’s Reference · International Tax & Cross-Border · Insurance & Risk Architecture · Tax Strategy Decoded · GAAP↔IFRS Bridge · Litigation Support Toolkit
Who this is for: CPAs and accounting firms · RIAs and wealth advisors · estate & tax attorneys · family-office staff · realtors and brokers. The license covers a delegate working the same client file. Questions on firm or team licensing? Get in touch →
Educational references and tools — not legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Consult a qualified professional about your specific situation. © 2026 The Baratelli Institute.