A basic misunderstanding of stock options permeates the discussion of executive compensation. It is a source of vastly misleading numbers that are used in support of misguided policy initiatives from ...

Stock options should be treated like any other compensation, not like an investment portfolio, warns a partner in the law firm of Hemenway & Barnes in Boston. “Many entrepreneurs are so passionate ...

Employers are thinking about long-term strategies for attracting and retaining workers without dipping into their cash flow, and they’re reaching back into their late 1990s bag of compensation tricks.

Public companies often compensate employees in part by giving them stock options. This form of employee compensation conserves cash, improves retention and aligns employees’ interests with the ...