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Building a company means making financial decisions that most advisors aren’t equipped to guide you through. From filing an 83(b) election in your first 30 days to structuring founder equity, understanding QSBS eligibility, and planning around a potential exit, the stakes are high and the windows are narrow. Getting these decisions right early can protect millions in wealth you haven’t built yet. Browse the articles below for practical guidance on the financial planning decisions every founder and startup employee should understand.

The Filing That Changes Everything: Your Anthropic IPO Employee Equity Survival Guide

The S-1 is in. The banks are circling. October is closer than you think. If you're an Anthropic employee sitting on equity, this isn't a drill – and this is the guide your financial future deserves (no billable hours required).

Jun 3, 2026|Categories: Alternative Minimum Tax, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, ISOs, NSOs, RSUs|

What Happens to Stock Options When a Company Is Acquired?

When the all-hands invite arrives with no subject line and the entire company is on it, your mind goes straight to one place: your equity. This complete guide breaks down exactly what happens to stock options when a company is acquired – cash payouts, equity conversion, acceleration clauses, and what the IRS is circling on your calendar.

Jun 1, 2026|Categories: Alternative Minimum Tax, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, ISOs, NSOs|

What Happens to Your Stock Options When You Leave a Company?

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.

May 25, 2026|Categories: Alternative Minimum Tax, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, ISOs, NSOs|

Concentrated Stock Position Strategies: 7 Ways to Diversify Without a Massive Tax Bill

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.

May 11, 2026|Categories: Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning|

Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) & Section 1202: Complete Guide to the Updated Rules (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)

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.

Apr 27, 2026|Categories: Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, QSBS|

Equity Compensation Financial Advisor in NYC

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.

Apr 20, 2026|Categories: 83(b) Election, Alternative Minimum Tax, Entrepreneurship, ESPPs, Financial Planning, ISOs, NSOs, QSBS, RSAs, RSUs|

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