In our family, we never talk about how much people make. I didn't with my parents, my sibs, kids, anybody. That was reinforced one day when my mother-in-law told my wife how much my wife's sister was making. We're not telling you anything.

I know my son got a lot of pre-IPO shares from his employer, and he explains how that worked and still works. Just never the amounts or value.

I know many families are very open, and some day I will spell out our financial situation as part of estate planning.

The 10-K her company filed mentions her new position, her base salary, and bonus plan. Pretty nice. I mentioned to her last year that as a shareholder I thought the compensation of the most senior executives from their annual data was too high for a company that size and profitability. You know, like if you as CEO make several million in salary and bonus and incentives, maybe your company should be bigger or making more money that shareholders see.