Restricted stock units are a type of equity compensation typically awarded to employees. The blog also discusses what happens to RSUs during liquidity events such as IPOs, mergers, or acquisitions, or what happens to RSUs if you’re laid off or leave the company. Key insights for founders and executives on strategic stock option planning and strategies to best manage sudden wealth from RSUs. Insights from Kristin McKenna CFP®, a nationally recognized expert in employee stock options and equity compensation.
What’s your post-IPO stock liquidation strategy? Working for a company as it goes public can be a very exciting and rewarding experience. If you have company stock, an IPO means there will soon be a public market for your shares. IPOs make it much easier to sell stock options after
Stock options or awards can be quite complex. But it’s important to understand how stock options work, especially if it’s a big part of your compensation. The goal of this article is to provide employees with a complete primer to their stock options. Employer stock may be a significant part
Investing your 401(k) in company stock can be quite risky. Although companies are scaling back on the practice, there are still many big U.S. firms that allow participants to buy employer stock in their retirement plan or that make matching contributions in the form of company stock. Employees unaware of
Updated for 2022. Restricted stock units are equity grants from your employer. When granted, the shares have no tax or income implications as they are still considered “unearned.” To earn the shares, employees must meet vesting requirements set forth by the employer. Many public companies will require time-based vesting for