Are Wall Street Executives Getting a Raw Deal?

Wall Street insiders, like JPMorgan Chase's COO Matt Zames, have been cashing shares in lately. Is this a sign it's time to sell or just the new normal on Wall Street given the new reliance on the stock-based compensation?

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the impact of stock-based compensation and which method, cash or stock, they like to see executives rewarded.

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