Executives
Executive Equity Services
Equity-comp strategy and pre-liquidity planning for senior leaders at public and pre-IPO companies — from ISO exercise timing to 10b5-1 plans and concentrated stock diversification.
Practice lead
Noah Takahashi, CFP®
Practice scale
120+ executives
Minimum
$3M+
What's included
The scope of work.
ISO and NQSO exercise modeling
RSU and PSU vesting strategy
10b5-1 plan design under 2025 SEC amendments
Concentrated stock diversification (exchange funds, CRTs, direct indexing)
Pre-IPO and pre-transaction planning
Section 83(b) elections and QSBS analysis
Deferred comp and 409A timing
Post-liquidity reset of investment and estate plan
How we work
The Cascade approach.
Specialist team
Noah Takahashi and Ben Okafor focus exclusively on equity comp and liquidity events — 120+ executives advised through transactions.
10b5-1 design
We design and monitor plans under the post-2025 cooling-off and overlap rules, in coordination with your company's legal team.
Concentration playbooks
Four documented diversification paths — sale, exchange fund, CRT, and direct-index transfer — with after-tax modeling for each.
Liquidity-event readiness
Cascade's pre-transaction playbook covers gifting, basis planning, and post-close cash management — ideally engaged 12-24 months before liquidity.