Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Carver Edison, a VC backed FinTech company that has helped employees of public companies in over 20 countries become stockholders. Aaron has been featured and profiled by Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo, Business Insider among others.
Aaron Shapiro’s quest to rethink employee stock purchase plans began with a startling insight: If only his mother had participated in one, she’d be a millionaire today.
Many workers view equity compensation plans as a way to build significant wealth; experts say it is important to have a mix of taxed and tax-deferred savings.
Every day, we work to help companies increase the compensation of their global workforce, while creating value for shareholders. Partnering with Siebert to deliver Cashless Participation to their stock plan clients expands our ability to accomplish this.
The availability of equity compensation plans is out there, but the challenge is that most people who are eligible to participate in them cannot afford to see their paychecks get smaller.