Confessions of a Financial Planning Junkie
If you own company stock and/or employer stock options, it’s very possible that you have experienced market volatility and have seen firsthand how a quick change in the stock price can materially impact the value of your stock options. A rising stock price can quickly change the value of your stock …
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A great deal has been written about the risks of a concentrated equity position, a situation that may occur for owners of employee stock options. Generally, the consensus supports the theory that the downside risk of owning too much of one company’s stock is simply too much for any one person to …
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The alternative minimum tax is a supplemental tax that may be due, in addition to regular income tax, for calendar years during which a taxpayer has a special circumstance that causes the tax to be due. The exercise of incentive stock options is one of these special circumstances that often leads to …
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An employee stock option is an agreement that allows for the purchase of a specified number of shares of company stock by an employee at a stated price and for a certain period of time. If the market value of the stock price appreciates above the stated exercise price (the price at which you can …
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When it’s time to exercise your employer-provided stock options, you generally have one of two options: a cash exercise or a cashless exercise. You may choose a cash exercise in the hope of achieving preferential long-term capital gains treatment on further appreciation of the stock. In addition, …
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