On August 27, 2013, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Last Gasp for Stock Options?” The...
Archive for category: Equity Compensation
What about the 399,500 other CEOs?
Aug 21,2013August 21, 2013
Many times, people who find out that part of my business is focused on executive compensation consulting ask how I...
ESPP: Employee Ownership on Layaway
Aug 05,2013August 5, 2013
Retailers once again are promoting layaway. Budgets have tightened and credit cards have become increasingly used for subsistence. Layaway offers...
Are Your Compensation Programs No-DOMA Ready?
Jul 30,2013July 30, 2013
First, congratulations to everyone who can now legally experience what is the best thing about my life, marriage. A quick...
Equity Compensation: What are different forms of equities that companies offer? What are differences?
Jul 11,2013July 11, 2013
This is a recent question asked on Quora: “I am a layman and would like to know these basic information....
Share Price Not Always Linked to Performance
Jun 12,2013June 12, 2013
Recently, Financial Times published an article titled “Share price windfall reignites debate over executive pay.” Reigniting a fire that has...
Are Stock Appreciation Rights the Right Tool for You?
Jun 06,2013June 6, 2013
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) are a commonly misunderstood component of the equity compensation mix. This is probably because each of...
The One Equity Compensation Trend to Rule Them All
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
Performance equity has taken a long journey. Initially, its use was inhibited by accounting rules that made it far more...
Equity Compensation – Performance Accelerated Units (PAUs), Old School Performance Equity
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
As I mentioned in an earlier post, performance equity instruments still get lumped together like a bowl of mixed nuts....
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...