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Reading SEC & 990 Filings
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Reading SEC & 990 FilingsWhat Is 'Compensation Actually Paid'?
Compensation actually paid is a new, adjusted number. Here's what it means and why it exists.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsXBRL-Tagged Executive Compensation Data: What's Machine-Readable
Some pay data is machine-readable; the core table isn't. Here's the divide that shapes benchmarking.
Rovaryn Digital · · 7 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsExtracting Signals from the Item 402(v) PvP Table
The 402(v) table is dense but machine-readable. Here is how to extract comparable signals.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsCompensation Actually Paid vs the Summary Compensation Table
CAP and SCT total are not the same number. Here is how to reconcile them cleanly.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsPay-Versus-Performance Disclosure (Item 402(v)), Explained
Pay-versus-performance is machine-readable and cross-checkable. Here is how to read the 402(v) table.
Rovaryn Digital · · 7 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsThe CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure (Item 402(u)), Explained
The pay ratio is machine-readable and revealing. Here is how to read Item 402(u).
Rovaryn Digital · · 7 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsDEF 14A vs 10-K: Which Filing Has Executive Pay?
Looking for pay in the 10-K? It's usually not there. Here's which filing to open.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsReading the CD&A: Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The CD&A is where the board explains its thinking. Read it to understand how peers set pay.
Rovaryn Digital · · 7 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsThe Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
This table shows what's still unvested. Here is how to read the equity that isn't yet earned.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsHow to Read the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
A hands-on read of the grants table, row by row, with an annotated example.
Rovaryn Digital · · 7 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsThe Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table, Explained
This table connects the equity dots. Here is how to tie grants back to the total.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsUsing SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search for Executive Compensation
Full-text search turns EDGAR into a peer-finding engine. Here are the queries that work.
Rovaryn Digital · · 6 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsHow to Find CEO Salary on SEC EDGAR
Every public CEO's pay is on EDGAR, for free. Here is exactly how to find it.
Rovaryn Digital · · 8 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsThe Summary Compensation Table, Explained Column by Column
The Summary Compensation Table is the heart of a proxy. Here is every column and where the footnotes hide.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read
Reading SEC & 990 FilingsHow to Read a DEF 14A Proxy Statement for Executive Pay
The proxy statement is where public-company pay lives. Here is how to read it end to end.
Rovaryn Digital · · 10 min read