You're leaving. Congrats! But before you delete Slack and order the celebratory tacos, we need to have a very important conversation about your stock options – because a 90-day clock just started, and it doesn't care how busy you are.
You worked years to build wealth through RSUs, stock options, or an IPO. Now most of that wealth sits in a single stock. This guide walks through 7 tax-smart strategies to reduce your concentrated stock position – without triggering a tax bill that wipes out the gains.
Most founders don't know it exists until it's too late. Section 1202 of the U.S. Tax Code lets qualifying shareholders exclude up to $15 million in capital gains from federal taxation – zero capital gains tax, zero NIIT, no AMT impact. This guide covers everything: who qualifies, what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed, and how families are using stacking strategies to shield tens of millions across generations.
If you're a tech employee or founder in New York City sitting on stock options or RSUs and feeling uncertain about the right moves – you're not alone. Equity compensation is genuinely complicated, and the stakes are high. Fortrove Partners exists to give you the clarity and guidance you deserve.
The call never comes for most of us. By the time retail investors can buy a hot IPO, the price already reflects all the excitement. The SpaceX IPO will be no different — but two public stocks can get you in before the window opens.
Wonderful tips on how to save money
Steps to realize a great tax benefit
The new way to file an 83(b) election!
Answers to specific QSBS questions
We dive further into QSBS specifics.