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2021 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

For many investors with growth-oriented portfolios the result has been larger portfolios running ahead of plan – suggesting a reexamination of topics involving financial security, philanthropic goals and wealth transfer planning. For example: Over the last five years, global equity markets have posted annualized returns above 10%.

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A Brief Guide to Equity Compensation Types

Zoe Financial

Among the essential things we tend to disregard are executive compensation types, including employee stock options. Among the essential things we tend to disregard or misunderstand is executive compensation. More specifically, equity compensation is a great tool to grow wealth.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

When sizing up a company’s opportunities and risks, portfolio managers vary widely in how they weigh ESG factors. Some portfolio managers use ESG data to find companies that they believe are less harmful than others. They then construct their portfolios by using traditional measures for valuation and performance.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

When sizing up a company’s opportunities and risks, portfolio managers vary widely in how they weigh ESG factors. Some portfolio managers use ESG data to find companies that they believe are less harmful than others. They then construct their portfolios by using traditional measures for valuation and performance.

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What Executives Need to Know About Performance Awards

Zajac Group

PSAs may also be combined with more traditional RSUs and/or stock options that vest over time, to round out a robust executive compensation package. This can offer an executive the unique combination of greater certainty from RSUs as well as additional upside from performance shares. This can trigger additional tax planning.

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Intel SERPLUS Elections 2020: 4 Steps to Consider Given the Recent Company Uncertainty

Cordant Wealth Partners

Shifts a concentrated equity position to a more diversified portfolio. Initially, with top marginal tax rates as high as 90 percent in the 1960s and 70 percent in the 1970s, these plans’ primary benefit was to shift income into lower-tax, retirement years.

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Siemens Deferred Compensation Elections for Former Employees of Mentor Graphics: 4 Steps to Consider

Cordant Wealth Partners

Shifts a concentrated equity position to a more diversified portfolio. Initially, with top marginal tax rates as high as 90 percent in the 1960s and 70 percent in the 1970s, these plans’ primary benefit was this shift. This technique does three things: Allows you to save $42,000 in taxes in the current year, and.