Incentive Stock Options and Executive Compensation
If you have employee stock options, you’ve probably spent time considering the absolute best time to exercise those options -- and from there, whether you should sell or hold your shares. Answering the question of “when” -- when to exercise, and when to sell -- is wrapped in complexity. With so …
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Some companies offer employee stock grants as part of a compensation package to help attract, retain, and reward key employees. Both the business and the employee share the hope that the stock price of the company will increase over time, which in turn can increase the success of the business and …
[Read more...] about 4 Questions to Ask If You Have Employee Stock Grants
There are many reasons to exercise your employee stock options: a pending retirement that might require re-allocating assets; an approaching expiration date that warrants a “use it or lose it decision; a strategic exercise plan that integrates tax and financial planning. Coming up with “why” you …
[Read more...] about What You Should Know About Cash Exercises of Employee Stock Options
When dealing with employee stock options, the conversation usually centers around issues of income tax and investment risk. We talk about taxes because the amount of tax you pay has an impact on how much money you actually receive when you finally sell your shares. The issue of how much tax you …
[Read more...] about 4 Non-Tax Questions You Need to Ask of Your Employee Stock Options
There is no easy way around it, employee stock options are complicated. And depending on the type of stock options you have, how many you have, other types of employee stock options you own -- along with all your other specific financial planning needs -- understanding what to do with your …
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