Insights

Insight for the decisions that define your wealth.

Research and planning guidance from Wealthstone, organized by the situations our clients face: concentrated stock, business ownership and exit, and retirement, plus periodic perspective on markets and tax law.

Concentrated Stock

Concentrated Stock

For executives, employees and long-term investors with too much of their net worth in one stock.

Concentrated Stock

How to Diversify Concentrated Stock Without Triggering a Massive Capital Gains Tax Bill

Most investors holding concentrated stock believe they have two choices: keep the risk or pay the tax. With enough planning, there is usually a third.

By Zak Gardezy, CFP®October 202610 min read
Tool

Tax Exposure Calculator

See the embedded gain and the estimated tax on a sale before you decide anything.

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Checklist

Concentrated Stock Checklist

The questions to answer before you sell, hedge or exchange a single share.

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Business Owners

Business Owners

For owners preparing to sell, recapitalize or hand off a business, and planning what comes after.

New business owners research is in progress. Articles in this series will appear here as they are published.
Tool

Exit Proceeds Calculator

Estimate what you actually keep after taxes and transaction costs.

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Checklist

Business Exit Readiness Checklist

The financial and tax work to finish in the years before a sale.

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Retirement Planning

Retirement Planning

For high-net-worth families approaching or living in retirement who want the plan to hold up for decades.

New retirement planning research is in progress. Articles in this series will appear here as they are published.
Tool

Retirement Readiness Assessment

A structured look at whether your plan is ready for the last paycheck.

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Framework

The Roth Conversion Corridor

Why the years between retirement and RMDs can be the cheapest tax you ever pay.

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Market Insights

Market Insights

Wealthstone’s perspective on markets, the economy and tax law changes, and what they mean for your plan.

New market insights research is in progress. Articles in this series will appear here as they are published.
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