Veritas Strategic Wealth
Veritas Strategic Wealth

The Equity Compensation
Blueprint

A strategic framework for highly compensated professionals — helping you determine when to sell vested equity, mitigate taxes, and build a long-term wealth plan around your compensation.

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RSU Vesting Schedule
Grant / Company
Unvested Shares
Vested Shares Held
Vest / Year
Vest Frequency
Section 1

Executive Summary

Section 2

Equity Snapshot Analysis

A clear view of how your equity compensation fits within your total financial picture — and how much of your net worth is concentrated in a single position.

Net Worth Composition
Company
Stock
RSU Vesting Timeline — 3-Year Projection
Section 3

Tax Exposure Analysis

This is where most advisors stop short. Understanding your true tax exposure — including withholding gaps, NIIT, and capital gains — is the foundation of an effective equity strategy.

Withholding Gap Analysis
⚠️ Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT)

Section 4

Concentration Risk Modeling

Your greatest financial risk may not be in your investment portfolio — it's the correlation between your income, your bonus, and your net worth all tied to the same company.

The Correlation Risk: Your employment income, annual bonus, and equity are all tied to the performance of one company. If the company faces headwinds, all three are affected simultaneously. A structured diversification plan is your protection against this compounded exposure.

Section 5

Diversification Strategy & Roadmap

A structured, multi-year plan to systematically reduce your concentration risk while managing tax impact — turning equity compensation into diversified, long-term wealth.

Concentration Reduction Targets
Section 6

Capital Gains Optimization

Timing is everything when it comes to capital gains. A coordinated strategy can significantly reduce your effective tax rate on equity sales.

Strategy 1
Bracket Management
  • Spread large sales across multiple tax years to avoid rate stacking
  • Coordinate vesting events with lower-income years
  • Model the impact of each sale on your marginal rate
  • Plan around bonus and vesting timing
Strategy 2
Loss Harvesting
  • Identify unrealized losses in your portfolio to offset gains
  • Avoid wash sale rules with 30-day windows
  • Carry forward unused losses to future years
  • Coordinate harvesting with vesting events
Strategy 3
Charitable Giving
  • Donate appreciated shares directly to a Donor-Advised Fund
  • Avoid capital gains entirely on donated shares
  • Receive full fair market value deduction
  • Bundle multiple years of giving into one tax year
Section 7

Retirement Tax Diversification

Most highly compensated professionals are heavily weighted in tax-deferred accounts — and under-allocated to tax-free strategies. Rebalancing your tax buckets now creates flexibility later.

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Bucket 1
Tax-Deferred
  • Traditional 401(k)
  • Traditional IRA
  • Deferred Compensation Plans
  • SEP-IRA / SIMPLE IRA
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Bucket 2
Taxable
  • Brokerage accounts
  • Company stock (vested)
  • ESPP shares
  • Cash savings
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Bucket 3 — Often Underfunded
Tax-Free
  • Roth 401(k) / Roth IRA
  • Backdoor Roth conversions
  • Mega Backdoor Roth
  • HSA (triple tax advantage)

Strategic Levers for Your Situation: Given your income level, direct Roth contributions may be above the income limit — however, Backdoor and Mega Backdoor Roth strategies remain available. Roth conversion windows in lower-income years (post-exit, sabbatical, or partial retirement) can dramatically reduce future tax obligations.

Section 8

Implementation Roadmap

Strategy without execution is just theory. This roadmap breaks your blueprint into actionable phases — so every decision has a timeline, not just a direction.

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This blueprint is a starting point. A full Equity Compensation Blueprint engagement includes custom modeling, tax projections, and a coordinated multi-year plan built around your specific grants, tax situation, and long-term goals.

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This interactive framework is provided for educational and illustrative purposes only. The calculations and projections shown are estimates based on the inputs provided and should not be construed as tax, legal, or financial advice. Tax rates and rules are subject to change. Please consult with a qualified financial advisor and tax professional before making any financial decisions. Veritas Strategic Wealth is a registered investment advisory firm.