Rewards: Taking stock of your stock options

Your hard work has paid off. Now what? Here’s the best approach to take with all that company stock on your hands

While everyone appreciates the need for balance in today’s fast-paced world, it’s startling how few apply that same principle to managing their financial lives. For senior executives who have built up a large amount of company stock, this is the elephant in the room.

In career terms, company stock is a tangible measure of achievement. It’s there because you’re doing well; you are valued. So your hard work has paid off. But now ...