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Concentrated equity awards create significant wealth, but holding a large balance in employer shares concentrates your entire financial life in one place. When a substantial percentage of your net worth is tied to the same company that signs your paycheck, your career income and your investment portfolio share the exact same downside. Most executives and tech professionals realize they need …
When Was the Last Time Someone Evaluated Employee Benefits and Plotted Out a Tax Plan? Think back to the last time you reviewed your employee benefits package. For most people, it happened during open enrollment, staring at a confusing portal late at night, re-electing the same defaults from three years ago just to meet the deadline. Now ask yourself a …
Your employer benefits can add as much as 30 percent to the value of your salary. And it does add up: consider the value of insurance, retirement plans, other tax-deferred savings plans, employer matches, and other benefits, and you could easily find you have access to many thousands of additional dollars per year.
I have seen a lot of people over the years leave a lot of money on the table by not taking advantage of all of the benefits that their employer was offering them. Your total compensation could be more than just your wages if your company offers additional benefits. The three most common mistakes I seen as the following: Not …
Do you unintentionally concentrate your portfolio on one stock? Most people don’t realize its’ even happening. I view a concentration issue as having more than 20% of your portfolio in 1 stock. My office is located in a heavy technology company area. These tech companies have all sorts of retirement and stock plans, including: ESPP, RSU, Stock Options, Profit Sharing, …
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) are company administered benefit programs that offer employees the opportunity to purchase common stock in their company, typically at a discount. Advantages of an ESPP Discount offers an incentive to save/invest Convenient contributions through payroll deduction No commitment to purchase a specific number of shares The discounted purchase price of stock (if your plan offers) …
