My RSUs keep vesting and I keep holding them. Is that a problem?

It's the most common concentration risk we see. Holding is an active decision to keep buying your employer's stock with money you've already paid tax on, while your salary, benefits, and equity all depend on the same company. We set a written policy — typically selling at vest and diversifying, with any deliberate hold capped at a percentage of net worth you've chosen in advance.

Is my RSU withholding enough?

Frequently not. Employers usually withhold at the 22% federal supplemental rate, which falls well short if you're in the 32% or 35% bracket. The gap surfaces as an April bill and sometimes an underpayment penalty. We project it mid-year and fix it through additional withholding or quarterly estimates.

Do we have to live in Sugar House to work with Aequitas?

No. Aequitas is fee-only and virtual-first — we work with LGBTQ+ households in Sugar House the same way we work with clients across Salt Lake City and the rest of the US. This page is written for the Sugar House demographic, not as a residency requirement.

Is there a minimum account size?

No asset minimum. Engagements are priced based on planning complexity, not portfolio size, so we can work with LGBTQ+ high earners still building wealth — not just clients who already have it.

What happens on the intro call?

Twenty minutes, video or phone. We ask what you're actually trying to figure out, share how Aequitas would approach it, and decide together whether an engagement makes sense. No pressure, no product pitch.

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LGBTQ+ financial planning for Sugar House

You built the family here. The plan is about the pieces that quietly protect it — adoption, 529s, and honest RSU coordination.

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Quick answer

Is there a financial advisor for LGBTQ+ households in Sugar House?

Yes. Aequitas Financial is a fee-only fiduciary practice serving LGBTQ+ professionals, couples, and families in Sugar House and across Salt Lake City. Meetings are virtual, there is no asset minimum or commission, and plans are built around UT tax, titling, and chosen-family protections.

Source: CFP Board — Code of Ethics & Standards of Conduct

Who this is for

Built for Sugar House LGBTQ+ households

Sugar House is walkable and family-oriented — two-mom / two-dad families, tech workers, and small-business owners in Craftsman single-family and modern townhomes.

Family-planning cash flow (IVF / surrogacy / adoption) has never been modeled.
No 529 open yet.
Silicon Slopes RSUs need real sequencing.
Second-parent adoption is still open.

On the ground

Sugar House: growth-stage careers and equity

Sugar House pulls in Salt Lake's younger professional cohort, including a lot of Silicon Slopes tech workers with equity compensation. The pattern is familiar even if the geography isn't: RSUs that vest and get held out of inertia, options with an exercise decision and an AMT question attached, and a savings rate that hasn't been recalibrated since the last two raises.

Utah's flat income tax makes the federal side dominant, so the plan focuses there: withholding that actually covers RSU vests (the default 22% supplemental rate under-withholds for high earners), a written diversification policy so concentration doesn't build by default, and a mega-backdoor Roth if the plan allows after-tax contributions. Utah also offers a state tax credit for 529 contributions, which is a small but reliable return for anyone with education goals.

How we help Sugar House households

Family-planning cash flow

IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and second-parent adoption modeled into your real cash flow so building a family isn't paused indefinitely or financed on hope.

529s, life insurance, and the two-parent stack

Education funding, term coverage sized to what your family actually needs, and legal parentage locked down in every state you might travel through.

RSU + ESPP sequencing across two careers

Vest calendars, concentration risk, ESPP hold-vs-sell, and the tax bill hiding in your next refresh — coordinated with the rest of the plan, not treated as a separate problem.

Next step

Go deeper, or just talk to us

Skim the broader context if you want more before reaching out — or book the call and we'll cover it live.

LGBTQ+ financial advisor in Salt Lake City

The city-wide overview: how Aequitas works with Salt Lake City LGBTQ+ households across cash flow, tax, investing, and estate.

LGBTQ+ tax & cost-of-living guide: Salt Lake City

State income tax, property tax, estate tax, and LGBTQ+ planning overlays specific to Salt Lake City.

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FAQ

Sugar House planning FAQs

This page is part of our wider guide to LGBTQ+ financial planning — how fee-only, fiduciary planning works for queer households, and which topic to start with.

Ready to talk through your plan?

On a free intro call we'll walk through where you are, what you're trying to figure out, and whether an engagement makes sense — no pressure.

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