Do you find yourself, after a few years of working at the same company, the proud owner of a whacking big pile of company stock?
When you get a job offer, or a raise, or a bonus, you’re probably simply told that you’ll be receiving more restricted stock units or more stock options as part of that compensation package. But on occasion folks are given the choice: Do you want RSUs or stock options?
Do you work for a company whose stock is stratospheric nowadays? Or are you sitting on a bunch of stock from a company that had a successful IPO? Is this your ticket to homeownership?Continue reading
Working in tech, you likely have had to make this decision at some point. Or you will soon. The answer is not obvious! Nor is it the same for you as it is for someone else.
This Wall Street Journal article inspired a video I recorded for my newsletter this week. Tech stocks are currently Killing. It. Which is great if you own company stock. But…Continue reading
It’s good to have Restricted Stock Units, even if you don’t know exactly how they work. But that lack of understanding can be intimidating and paralyzing, and we end up just floating along, letting the RSUs “happen” to us, instead of making sure we’re getting the most out of them. It’s a metaphor for life, really.Continue reading
You’re working at an awesome company. You think it might Go Big. And they’ve given you a bunch of stock options that vest over several years. Continue reading
Some of the problems in the high tech industry are enviable problems to have. To wit: having a lot of company stock because your company made it big.Continue reading
Apple stock fell 14% last month. More importantly, in the last year, Apple’s stock has dropped by over a quarter. I don’t really care why.
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