Should You Exercise Your Options (in a private company)…to Give Your Career More Flexibility?

Flow FP's block woman exercises her stock options -- at the gym!

Should I exercise my options? When should I exercise my options?

If you work in a private company, I’m betting these questions go through your head with annoying frequency. And they’re hard questions to answer! Will the company succeed? Will the stock be worth anything? A lot? It’s all crystal-ball territory and therefore there are very few obvious or knowable answers.

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Strategies for Maximizing College Financial Aid. Part 2.

Hopefully last week’s blog post helped you understand generally how financial aid works and when you should start doing what. This week, let’s dig into specific strategies and tactics you can use to maximize your child’s financial aid.Continue reading