This page explains the clients Mariner Wealth Advisors serves in its wealth management work: corporate executives and pre-retirees, each with a short description of what they usually need. The firm serves 590,000 clients and $9.8 billion in client assets as of 10/5/2026.
Our approach rests on long-term research and diversification, not market forecasts or hot tips. That applies to every group below, though the day-to-day questions differ.
What do corporate executives need from wealth management?
Corporate executives usually need a plan for company stock, deferred pay and taxes, all coordinated around a calendar they don't control. Mariner Wealth Advisors starts by listing every piece: vested shares, unvested awards, stock options, deferred compensation balances and the dates each one pays out.
Then we look at the weight. If more than a fifth of your net worth sits in one stock, diversification usually comes before anything else. And your paycheck already depends on the same company, so a drop in the stock can hit your job and your savings in the same quarter.
Before Mariner Wealth Advisors suggests selling shares, we estimate the tax bill of each sale and spread it across years where that makes sense. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal, and holding one stock adds a risk that diversification can reduce.
Where the firm's services fit an executive's year
Each service answers a question executives ask us at the second meeting. Here's how they map:
- Concentrated stock planning: how much to sell, when and in what order
- Deferred compensation planning: payout timing and the tax each year brings
- Equity compensation advice: option exercises, vesting and withholding gaps
- 10b5-1 trading plans: scheduled sales set up while you're allowed to trade
- Tax-efficient investing: which account holds which investment
How do pre-retirees prepare for the change in income?
Pre-retirees usually need to turn savings into a paycheck, and Mariner Wealth Advisors begins by working out what the paychecks have to cover. Say a hypothetical executive spends $12,000 a month after tax. We map which accounts fund that amount and in what order.
Executive retirement planning also covers the timing of deferred pay. A lump sum paid in a single year can push income into the top 37% bracket (above $640,600 single or $768,700 married filing jointly, tax year 2026), while installments over several years often don't.
Social Security and Medicare matter too. Medicare premiums rise with income, so a big payout in one year can raise them two years later.
Not on this list? You may still be a fit
The groups above are the ones we write for, but they're not a gate. If you have $500K or more in investable assets and a question about stock, deferred pay or retirement income, ask us. Mariner Wealth Advisors meets clients anywhere in the US by video or phone, and fees are explained before you decide anything.
One honest limit: if your assets are below the minimum or your finances are simple, a different service may cost you less. We'll say so in the first call.
Corporate Executives
Mariner Wealth Advisors wealth management for corporate executives: deferred compensation, company stock, 10b5-1 plans and bonus tax planning. Ask for a call.
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Mariner Wealth Advisors helps pre-retirees pick a retirement date, time Social Security and plan income. Request a conversation about your next five years.
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