Arizona financial planning for incentive stock options and equity compensation

Incentive Stock Options (ISOs): What to Know Before You Exercise

Receiving incentive stock options can be an exciting part of your compensation package. They give you the opportunity to participate in your company’s growth and, when handled strategically, can come with some meaningful tax advantages. But ISOs also come with a few more moving pieces than simply deciding whether you think your company’s stock will go up. When you exercise, …

Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ESPP

Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) are company administered benefit programs that offer employees the opportunity to purchase common stock in their company, typically at a discount. Advantages of an ESPP Discount offers an incentive to save/invest Convenient contributions through payroll deduction No commitment to purchase a specific number of shares The discounted purchase price of stock (if your plan offers) …