STOCK BUBBLES

IRS to Issue Huge Refunds Victims of AMT paid on the Exercise of Incentive Stock Options Finally Gain Relief. The second half of the nineties saw the rise of the Dot-com industry. Thousands of start-up internet companies or “dot-coms” came into existence. Venture capital flowed freely and it seemed like everyone was snatching up shares [...]

In the thriving economy with low unemployment rates of the last decade, numerous companies considered stock options as a cost-effective incentive program to lure talent and retain employees. For the first time ever, stock options were extended to company employees below management level, allowing each and every employee to participate. As a result, stock options [...]