Give to Get: Magnifying the Impact of Executive Compensation through Charitable Giving.

The purpose of this article is to provide advisors with methods of increasing the impact of executive compensation through effective charitable giving strategies. To build a foundation for the proposed strategies, this article will examine the historical significance of both executive compensation and charitable giving, as well as the implications of both lifetime transfers and bequests of stock options. Recognizing the growing prevalence of donor-advised funds in recent years, the article will conclude with a discussion of how advisors can develop holistic charitable giving strategies by leveraging stock options and charitable remainder trusts in conjunction with donor-advised funds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]