Financial Planning for Executives and Professionals

Executive financial planning is a comprehensive approach that addresses the unique financial challenges facing corporate leaders and high-earning professionals. This includes managing complex compensation packages, equity awards, stock options, deferred compensation, and executive benefits—while coordinating tax planning, investment management, and estate planning into a unified strategy.

There is no universal answer—it depends on your tax situation, the stock outlook, your concentration risk, and your overall plan. Your FinancialTeam models different exercise scenarios against AMT, ordinary income, and capital gains to find the approach that fits your full picture.

Diversification is essential, but timing and method matter. We build multi-year strategies that may include systematic sales, charitable giving, exchange funds, or hedging structures—always coordinated with your tax plan to minimize the impact.

Absolutely. With your written authorization, we routinely collaborate with clients' CPAs, attorneys, and benefits administrators. We share data, coordinate strategies, and ensure everyone is working from the same playbook to serve your best interests.

Employer-provided advisors often have limited scope, product constraints, or conflicts of interest. FirsTrust is fee-only and legally obligated to act in your interest—not your employer's or a product company's. We work across your full financial life, not just company benefits, and we do not receive commissions, marketing incentives, or sales bonuses of any kind.