Pre-IPO & Post-IPO · Divestment + Taxation · Free

A Smarter Way to Sell Your IPO Equity

The complete selling system for deciding how much to sell, how much to keep, and how to keep more of it after tax.

Free. No account to open. No need to become a client.

30+ Shareholders 100+ Meetings 20+ Years Experience
What You Get

The Playbooks + The Play Zone

DIVESTMENT + TAX-AWARE

The playbooks break down the system and walk you through building your own.

PDF

The Divestment Playbook

The full A-to-Z selling system: your secure number, your ride band, trim tiers, milestone rungs, floor, and calendar items. No predictions, no guessing what the stock does next.

Coming Soon

The Tax-Aware Playbook

The tax side of every sale: ISOs, RSUs, lot selection, holding periods, and the tax-year calendar. Plus advanced strategies like gifting and exchange funds.

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Your Worksheets

Filled in your worksheets?

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Browser Tool · Nothing to Install

The Play Zone

Put your actual position in and run it against different outcomes. You're looking for one thing: does the plan still work?

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The Problem

You've modeled it. You still haven't decided.

Every model starts with a guess about the share price, the one input nobody can predict. So every headline reopens the decision.

A model is not a decision. A decision is written down, has your numbers in it, and is signed before the window opens. That's what this playbook produces.
ABOUT THE GUIDE

Built from real shareholder decisions

Derek Munchow, CFP®, ChFC®, built this selling system from his work with shareholders navigating concentrated equity and major liquidity events. The same question came up in almost every conversation: how much do I sell, and how much do I keep?

The playbook is that answer, written down, so you can build your own plan.

Derek Munchow, CFP, ChFC, Founder and Managing Partner of Augustus Wealth
Derek Munchow, CFP, ChFC Founder & Managing Partner
Questions

Before you download

Are the playbooks really free?
Yes. There is no charge, no account to open, and nothing to sign up for. You do not need to become an Augustus Wealth client to download the playbooks or use the tools.
What is inside the Divestment Playbook?
The complete selling system for deciding how much to sell and how much to keep: your secure number, your ride band, trim tiers, milestone rungs, your floor, and the calendar items that put the plan on paper before a trading window opens.
What is the Tax-Aware Playbook?
The companion to the Divestment Playbook. It covers the tax side of every sale: ISOs, RSUs, lot selection, holding periods, and the tax-year calendar, plus advanced strategies like gifting and exchange funds. It's coming soon. Join the waitlist and we'll send it to you the day it's ready..
What is the Play Zone, and how is it different from the playbook?
The playbook is the written selling system. It explains each component and walks you through building yours. The Play Zone is a browser tool where you enter your actual position and test the plan against different price outcomes. Nothing to install.
Does the playbook apply if my company has not gone public yet?
Yes. The selling system is designed to be built before your first trading window opens, so pre-IPO is the ideal time to work through it. The same structure then carries you through lockup releases and open windows after the IPO.
Is this personalized tax or investment advice?
No. The playbook and the tools are educational. Tax outcomes depend on your situation: your income, your state, your lot-level basis, and how sales are timed. In most cases the right answer differs from person to person. Please consult your tax professional before acting.
Who should I contact if I have questions about my own situation?
Book time with Derek. 30 minutes. Your numbers. One on one. There is no obligation attached to downloading the materials.
You never sell all of it, and you never hold all of it. That's the whole idea. The exact plan is in the playbook.

There's no selling system that makes you right all the time. The point is to do the work before the market asks you to make the decision. So when it's time to act, you're not reopening it. You're following the plan you already made.

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Augustus Wealth, LLC is a registered investment adviser. This page and the materials described are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute personalized financial, tax, or investment advice. The Divestment Playbook, the Taxation Playbook, and the Play Zone are educational resources; downloading or using them does not create an advisory relationship. Calculator outputs are estimates and should not be relied upon as tax or financial advice. All examples are hypothetical. Equity compensation strategies involve risks and should be evaluated in the context of your complete financial situation. Tax laws change frequently. Consult your tax professional for advice specific to your situation. Company names are referenced for educational purposes only. Augustus Wealth has no affiliation with them. Past performance is not indicative of future results.