Founders of a startup company came to us for assistance in planning for the eventuality of a public offering.
We designed and implemented a plan to meet the clients’ goals of protecting and building their wealth. We consolidated positions that were spread across a number of brokerage firms and mutual fund companies, and, to reduce their concentration in the stock of their company, we began a strategically driven program of regularly scheduled liquidations, charitable giving, and intra-family gifting. Today, we manage a program of option exercises, restricted stock sales, tax planning, and reinvest the proceeds into a growing and diversified portfolio.
The clients are meeting their goals of protecting and growing their wealth in a tax-efficient program, while making charitable gifts and funding trusts for their children.