The Morgan Stanley at Work 2021 Annual Stock Plan Participant Survey contained a number of notable findings regarding equity compensation programs and recipients including: Most respondents (75%) feel confident in their ability to access their stock plan account online, but only half (52%) understand how to sell their company shares. 66% aren’t confident that they […]
A report published by Kitces.com entitled “The Technology That Independent Financial Advisors Actually Use (And Like)” provides some interesting insights on what financial advisors are using to assist clients that receive employee stock options and other forms of equity compensation. Stock Option Planning Stock Options is another specialized domain where advisors often find a need […]
From the NASPP blog by Jennifer Namazi. The SEC has proposed an overhaul of Rule 10b5-1 plans. NASPP Executive Director Barbara Baksa recently caught up with John Jenkins, Senior Editor of CCRcorp, to discuss thoughts on the draft legislation. John and Barbara cover many of the proposed Rule 105-1 changes in the podcast episode Half Empty […]
Bend, OR, November 29, 2021 – StockOpter.com, the wealth management industry’s leading application for providing clients with sophisticated equity compensation guidance now includes multi-year tax and cash flow modeling functionality. In addition to StockOpter.com’s equity compensation valuation and risk analytics, advisors can now model diversification strategies over a 10-year horizon that provide detailed tax, cash flow […]
In this episode of the Tech Money Podcast, Malcolm Ethridge sits down with Bill Dillhoefer, CEO of Net Worth Strategies Inc, as they discuss the importance of diversification when managing employer stock and options. Bill describes his company’s StockOpter software, and the ways it helps financial planning professionals advise clients who are paid in equity. […]
By Stoddard Barnhill and Phillip Barnhill This is a geeky treatment of a complex subject. Still, our singular intent in this blog is to introduce you to a statistical methodology to help optimize your option exercise strategy. Therefore, for this blog, we assume that our reader has a core grasp of the mechanics of equity […]
This is the executive summary for an excellent article from Kitces.com on marketing approaches. The author, Kristen Luke describes three primary types of firm marketing strategies: Transaction, Relationship and Expertise. For the equity compensation planning niche, a combination of the “Relationship” and “Expertise” approaches would be appropriate because this niche requires substantial planning expertise within […]
An article published on Forbes.com summarizes some of the insights from a webinar coordinated by myStockOptions.com on Stock Option Exercise Strategies. This webinar moderated by Bruce Brumberg featured a panel of three stock option planning professionals (including StockOpter’s Bill Dillhoefer). The presenters offered tips and case studies regarding helping clients to make informed and prudent […]
The “2020 Equity Compensation Participant Survey,” from Charles Schwab is the latest update in an annual series of reports that track the behaviors of equity compensation plan participants. Many of the questions in this survey were focused on the coronavirus pandemic which has driven many people to make decisions about exercising or selling equity compensation. […]
By Jennifer Namazi from the NASPP Are changes coming to Rule 10b5-1? It seems so, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently indicated that that the Rule, first adopted in 2000, is due for a makeover. A Brief Background of Rule 10b5-1 Rule 10b5-1 was adopted by the SEC in 2000 and permits insiders of […]
