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Richard Friedman
Podcast included! Restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) offer more certainty than stock options (though less upside). Depending on your attitude toward risk and your experience with swings in your company's stock price, the certainty of your restricted stock's value can be appealing. This article explains these and other advantages of restricted stock and RSUs.
Restricted Stock Units
The myStockOptions Editorial Team
Restricted stock units (RSUs) are the most popular alternative to stock options, but they work very differently. This article series explains the basic facts of RSUs, including vesting and tax treatment, that you must know to make the most of an RSU grant.
Basics
Bruce Brumberg
Presented by the editor-in-chief of myStockOptions.com, this engaging video covers the fundamentals of restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares to help you make the most of these grants. This video covers key concepts, such as vesting schedules and understanding your grant's value. Running time: 4:37
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myStockOptions.com Editorial Team
While grants of restricted stock and RSUs are conceptually simple, financial planning for them can be complex. This article presents the essential financial-planning points that you should consider before your restricted stock or RSU grant vests.
Basics
The myStockOptions Editorial Team
Podcast included! While restricted stock and RSUs are relatively straightforward, they have technical aspects you must understand to make the most of them. Learn the essential facts of restricted stock and RSUs, including basic concepts, vesting schedules, and tax treatment.
Taxes
The myStockOptions Editorial Team
The taxation of RSUs generally resembles that of restricted stock but carries some important differences.
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