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Matt Simon
Podcast included! Your company has granted you stock options. Now what? This article explains the essential facts that you must know to understand your stock options and make the most of them.
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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.
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The myStockOptions Editorial Team
Podcast included! An employee stock purchase plan is a great benefit. Don't let the opportunity flutter away. Learn the key dates and terms you need to know to make the most of your ESPP.
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Matt Simon
Stock options rose to fame in the 1990s. Even on the TV sitcom Seinfeld, Elaine got lucrative stock options and couldn't stop talking about them (provoking George's resentment, of course). Options remain a major form of employee equity. This article compares the two types and how they work.
Benefits
Bruce Brumberg
No longer just a subject for philosophers and poets, the pursuit of happiness has become part of the holistic approach to workplace harmony and productivity sought by many companies and their employees. Stock compensation can improve happiness—and it's about more than just recognizing gains.
Benefits
Justin Goldstein, AIF®
Emotions can have a powerful impact on financial decisionmaking. The study of behavioral finance, i.e. how people make decisions about investments and other financial matters, can help you to develop a sensible approach to stock compensation and holdings of company stock.
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