Equity Compensation Diversification Articles to Assist Recipients
BOSTON — For many people, their most important workplace benefit is a 401(k) or health insurance, but for a growing number of employees, a company stock plan is their top benefit. According to research1 from Fidelity Investments®, 16 percent of employees say company stock is their most important benefit, up from 10 percent in 2014. […]
IMAGE: rawpixel / 123rf.com Think there’s no point in explaining the time value of employee stock options to employees? Think again! A panel discussion from the NASPP National Conference presented academic research showing that communicating the time value inherent in options can significantly change how employees view their stock options grants. This presentation also offers strategies for […]
IMAGE: Papan Saenkutrueang / 123rf.com If you’re holding restricted stock units, it’s time to talk to a professional. This article was originally published on U.S. News by Kristin McFarland, Wealth Advisor at Darrow Wealth Management. Permission to post was granted by Kristin. Whether you’re working for a large public company or a newly established startup, there’s […]
IMAGE: Ssviluppo / 123rf.com By Cody Romano For employees who receive stock-based pay, the task of managing Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) or options can be fraught with emotion. It’s natural to have strong feelings about the business where you spend much of your time and speculate about its future performance. As with many issues in […]
IMAGE: Convisum / 123rf.com Companies grant more than $110 billion in equity awards every year, and many have concerns about how much employees value these awards. UBS research across industries and service providers found that two out of three participants do not place significant value on the equity awards they receive. However, this misperception can be […]
By Joe Vietri Although equity is an increasingly common form of total workplace compensation, many employees do not realize its full value. In fact, in a recent Schwab survey of 1,000 residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, one third said they receive equity as part of their overall workplace compensation. Yet fewer than half […]
John Barringer-CFP, Founder and Managing Partner at WorkWealthy.com Your Forfeit Value – The potential value of the compensation you’d leave behind if you quit or changed jobs. This includes the time value of your unvested and out of the money grants which, presumably, you’d want to replace, if you could, at your new job. We […]
A short video that explains how StockOpter.com for Recipients can be used to help stock plan participants analyze their company stock and option holdings to make timely, informed and profitable diversification decisions.
By Michal Addady from Fortune Company stock and option programs (Equity Compensation) can serve as additional ways to pay workers beyond wages or salaries. These programs supplement base pay to provide competitive compensation, can act as a recognition tool to award employees for good work, and they help ensure that employees’ interests are aligned with […]
