Equity Compensation Diversification News
Updated March, 2026 via Claude According to the NASPP, Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) are now rarely granted to employees of publicly traded companies, yet they are still popular with pre-IPO private companies. Consequently, advisors may encounter clients or prospects with ISOs that want to take advantage of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) treatment on these […]
A StockOpter White Paper This white paper explains the concept of volatility and why it is used in StockOpter.com (SO.com). Selecting a reasonable and appropriate volatility input is paramount to properly estimating the Black-Scholes Value (BSV) and Time Value (TV) of an employee stock option. It is also used in the estimation of an option holder’s Value-at-Risk […]
Financial advisors with executive clients that receive employer stock and option grants need to understand 10b5-1 trading plans. The following 10b5-1 Overview from the myStockOptions.com Blog provides an introduction to these trading plans. However, in addition to understanding the basics, advisors also need to be able to identify appropriate exercise and sell price targets and […]
By James Miller from Wealth Solutions Report StockOpter Software CEO Explains the Need for Advice on Options and Restricted Shares, How to Structure the Advice and How to Use That Skill to Prospect for Clients. Years ago, I bought a car based on a spreadsheet a friend created and used for his own car purchase. […]
By Bruce Brumberg, JD in Forbes.com Stock-price volatility and market declines can rattle anyone—especially this time. Between the market lows of 2008–2009 and the recent market shocks caused by the pandemic and inflation, many employees with stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) saw only rising stock prices. For many of you, the recent market […]
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 […]
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 […]
