Geoffrey M. Zimmerman, CFP® This article was first published at myStockOptions.com. It is kindly reprinted here with permission. Executives, as corporate insiders, face both planning concerns and potential landmines in their equity compensation. Your actions are highly visible, and you must perform a delicate balancing act to meet the needs, demands, and perceptions of the various constituencies interested in your company's stock. This article, which complements my other article on myStockOptions.com, looks at these concerns along with ways to manage...

The following article was written by financial advisor John Olsen over 10 years ago.  At the time, the stock market like now had been hit with a substantial correction.  Company stock and option holdings had lost considerable value and many recipients believed the loss was permanent.  However, we all know the stock market recovered leading to the longest and biggest bull market on record.  So John's sage advice back then regarding providing equity compensation guidance bears repeating given the current...

  The stock market has been on a roller coaster the last few weeks, but in general the S&P 500 index is not far from its all time high. Consequently, most employee stock options granted in the last ten years are likely to still be significantly "In-the-Money" (current stock price above the grant price) as illustrated by the above chart. This chart shows the S&P 500 over the past decade. It can be used as a general representation of the...