Steve HughesBefore Exercising Your Stock Options, Read This!Way before a company turns a profit, one of the only incentives it can offer to attract talented employees is ownership or equity in the…4 min read·Apr 25, 2023----
Steve HughesHow to think about your flexible compensation optionsShopify is arguably the most innovative businesses in Canada, and now they are taking a radically different approach to employee…4 min read·Nov 1, 2022----
Steve Hughes6 Steps to take if you were just laid off from a tech companyBecause of the amazing growth trajectory of many technology companies over the last decade or so, it’s easy to forget that the economy can…3 min read·Sep 7, 2022----
Steve HughesWhy Tech Millionaires should start a businessIf you work at a successful tech company and have been granted Employee Stock options (ESOs), restricted share units (RSUs) or other types…5 min read·Jun 27, 2022----
Steve HughesWhat to do with your RSUsPublic companies often use various stock-based compensation plans as a way to reward employees and create loyalty to the company…4 min read·Mar 23, 2021----
Steve HughesEquity Compensation series: US Stocks with dividends owned by CanadiansStock options can be an extremely lucrative form of compensation. You may have heard stories of early employees at Google who were granted…4 min read·Mar 23, 2021----
Steve HughesShopify employees cashing in RSUs: Here is a way to save money. . . maybe a lot of moneyIf you work at Shopify and you’ve been accumulating restricted share Units, you’re likely days away from a vesting cliff. If you’re not…2 min read·Aug 28, 2019----
Steve HughesYour most important asset is your human capital…Is it protected?Did you know that a 30-year-old making $70 K, will earn more than $3.8 Million dollars during his/her working years assuming 2.5%…4 min read·May 9, 2019----
Steve HughesPart 3: How to remove risk and pay less tax on your employee stock options.Tax is one of the more complicated subtopics in personal finance. Individuals in every tax bracket can benefit from learning about our tax…9 min read·Mar 26, 2019----
Steve HughesTaxation of Employee Stock Options; how to pay less tax, and tax traps to be aware of.In part one, we looked at two different types of options. There are many more types and we’ll cover a few of those in part 3 of this…5 min read·Mar 26, 2019----
