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What Is A Charitable Remainder Trust?

For executives and entrepreneurs holding highly appreciated assets, the need for diversification becomes increasingly important. Selling stock outright, however, can incur a sizable tax bill—making it difficult to balance concentration risk with long-term portfolio...

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Tender Offers and Your Equity Comp: What to Consider if Your Private Company Presents a Liquidity Event

A tender offer creates a short-term liquidity event for private employees, who otherwise may not have much choice or control over selling their company stock (since it’s not traded publicly on the market yet). It is a single, limited event where employees may choose to sell their shares. However, once the offer period has passed, the company stock shares become illiquid again.

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Hi, I'm Daniel Zajac, CFP®, EA

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I write about equity compensation and employee stock options in a way that is easy to understand.