Equity Compensation Complicates Planning During Pandemic

The pandemic has pushed employees who receive company stock options to look for help from advisors, Schwab Stock Plan Services reported Tuesday.

Two-thirds of employees who have recently sold stock options did so because of the pandemic, according to a Schwab survey, which was based on 1,000 individuals receiving stock options. Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed said they were more likely to need financial advice due to the pandemic. READ MORE