myStockOptions.com IPO Summit For Advisors Offers Financial-Planning Expertise Amid Record IPO Year
On September 24, myStockOptions.com is holding a virtual summit on IPO equity compensation planning for financial
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On September 24, myStockOptions.com is holding a virtual summit on IPO equity compensation planning for financial advisors that features an all-star lineup of panelists.
San Francisco, CA (PRUnderground) September 1st, 2026
2026 and 2027 are shaping up to be record years for initial public offerings (IPOs). Employees at companies that just went public or will soon–such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Anduril Industries, and Databricks–are seeing life-altering wealth. When a private company approaches an IPO, employees and executives face crucial decisions involving stock options, RSUs, and company shares. Financial advisors must help these clients navigate one of the most consequential financial events of their lives. On September 24, myStockOptions.com is holding a special online event to help advisors guide clients successfully: the IPO Readiness Virtual Summit For Financial Advisors (1:00pm to 5:00pm ET, 10:00am to 2:00pm PT).
With five sessions and an all-star team of ten expert panelists, this four-hour virtual summit will unite core legal, tax, and financial-planning issues in one focused program, helping advisors guide clients on key decisions before, during, and after an IPO or tender offer. Practical case studies will show how to apply that knowledge to real-world client situations. The event will be recorded, so advisors can watch it either live or later on demand, and will offer continuing education (CE) credits.
Topics covered include:
– Legal rules and processes for IPOs and tender offers
– Tax rules and planning before and after liquidity events
– Planning strategies before and after an IPO or tender offer
– Evaluating how many shares to sell or options to exercise
– How to manage taxes, volatility, and concentration after an IPO
– Mistakes that can reduce wealth or raise unexpected tax problems
“The most valuable IPO planning often begins before the company goes public,” observes Bruce Brumberg, editor-in-chief and co-founder of myStockOptions.com. “Advisors who understand the full process can help clients avoid costly mistakes, prepare for taxes, make informed liquidity decisions, and successfully turn a major wealth event into a coordinated long-term financial strategy.”
To attend this unique summit, advisors need to register at the event website. Registrations made by Sept. 10 get a $100 discount.
IPO Summit Sessions
The event features five sessions.
1. Legal Rules And Processes For IPOs And Tender Offers (Brian McDonald, Grantd Equity; Arjun Sathya, Equity Methods; Richard Segal, Cooley LLP)
– Key stages and timeline of an IPO and company-sponsored liquidity program tender offers
– Legal, SEC, and company rules and procedures that must be followed
– How these impact the ability to sell shares, including lockups, trading restrictions, and the documents advisors and their clients should review before acting
2. Tax Rules For Tender Offers And Pre- and Post-IPO Planning (Meredith Johnson, BPM; Bruce Brumberg, myStockOptions.com)
– Tax rules that materially affect equity comp decisions and wealth-building from the late stage of a startup through the post-IPO period
– Topics include Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), both the capital gains exclusions and the rollover routes, along with other advanced tax strategies for avoiding/deferring/delaying taxes or income recognition
– Double-trigger RSUs, tax-withholding issues and potential rate elections, state residency changes, and advanced stock options tax topics
3. Tender Offers: Case Studies And Strategies (Caitlin Fastiggi, Brooklyn FI; CJ Stermetz, EquityFTW)
– Whether to participate
– Determining how many shares to sell and/or options to exercise
– How to balance liquidity, taxes, future appreciation, and concentration risk
4. Pre-IPO Case Studies And Strategies For Clients (Megan Gorman, Chequers Financial Management; Daniel Zajac, Zajac Group)
– Determining whether and when to exercise stock options
– Preparing for future taxes
– Planning around double-trigger RSUs that vest on the IPO date
– Creating 10b5-1 trading plans
– Estate planning and charitable-giving opportunities
– Making decisions despite uncertain valuations and IPO timing
5. Post-IPO Case Studies And Strategies For Clients (Kristin McKenna, Darrow Wealth Management; Chloé Moore, Financial Staples)
– Preparing for lockup releases
– Coordinating sales with company blackout and window periods
– Checklist of post-IPO issues, including an understanding of the client’s life goals beyond lower taxes
– Transition from illiquid private company equity to a concentrated public company stock position
– Ways to diversity and/or protect concentrated stock wealth
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
The live event will offer 4.5 CE credits for:
– Certified Financial Planners (CFP)
– Investment Advisor Representatives (IAR, “Products & Practice” category)
– CPE for CPAs (including completion certificate with NASBA info)
– CPWA/CIMA professionals
– Certified Equity Professionals (CEP)
– Equity Compensation Associates (ECA)
The live event will offer 4.0 CE credits for Enrolled Agents (EA). CFAs may self-determine and self-report 3.5 CE credits.
The recording of the event will offer CE credits only for CFP, CPWA/CIMA, CEP/ECA, and CFA.
About myStockOptions.com
myStockOptions.com is the premier online resource of educational content and tools on stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, stock appreciation rights, and employee stock purchase plans. It features exclusive articles, 800+ FAQs, infographics, webinars, podcasts, videos, the Tax Center, interactive quizzes, the Learning Center with courses for CE credit, Global Tax Guide, extensive glossary, smartphone app for iOS and Android devices, and dynamic patented tools. myStockOptions.com is run by leading experts in equity compensation. Its content is created by a company with a long history of successful multimedia publications explaining complex legal, tax, and financial-planning subjects in plain English.
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