Career Archives | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/category/planning/career/ Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Career Archives | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/category/planning/career/ 32 32 What Is an ESPP and How Does It Work? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/good-espp-no-brainer/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:05:59 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4550 An employee stock purchase plan (or ESPP) can be a very valuable benefit. In general, if your employer offers an ESPP, we think you should participate at the level you can comfortably afford and then sell the shares as soon as you can. This strategy allows you to lock in a return on your contributions […]

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]]> Stock Options vs. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): What’s the Difference? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/stock-options-versus-rsu/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:31:05 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4299 Depending on the company you work for, your compensation may include some form of equity — likely stock options or restricted stock units (RSUs). In this post, we’ll explain what they are, how they differ, and why you’re likely to be granted fewer RSUs than stock options (all other things being equal). What are stock […]

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]]> Announcing the 2021 Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies List https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/announcing-2021-career-launching-companies/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:44:41 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=13737 Today we are pleased to present our ninth annual list of information technology companies where young people should start their careers. We published this list to complement the career advice I have been giving to my Stanford Graduate School of Business students for the past 15 years: “Your choice of company is more important than your […]

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]]> Tips for Managing Your Finances After Job Loss or Wage Loss https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/tips-for-managing-your-finances-after-job-loss-or-wage-loss/ Fri, 08 May 2020 18:28:24 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=13072 Over the last seven weeks, more than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Many more have had their hours or their pay cut at work. Dealing with the loss of wages or your job can be incredibly stressful – I was laid off in 2008 during the financial crisis, and remember how challenging it […]

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]]> The 2020 Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies List https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/announcing-2020-career-launching-companies/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:00:03 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=12245 Today we are pleased to present our eighth annual list of information technology companies where young people should start their careers. Many people ask us why a next generation banking service would go to the trouble of publishing this list. Our objective is to help our clients manage their short and long term financial needs. We […]

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]]> The “What-If Fund” — What It Is and Why Every Woman Needs One https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/the-what-if-fund-what-it-is-and-why-every-woman-needs-one/ Mon, 20 May 2019 18:20:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10435 You can look at your emergency fund and think of all the bad things it might one day give you the ability to escape, but you can also look at the money and imagine what opportunities or big ideas it might allow you to say yes to.

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]]> Wealthfront’s Guide to Equity & IPOs https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/announcing-our-guide-to-equity-ipos/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9961 As companies like Airbnb, Lyft, Pinterest, Slack, Uber, and others gear up for multi-billion-dollar IPOs this year, we know that employees are often left with more questions than answers about their equity compensation. We collected our most popular advice on valuing equity, exercising options, selling stock, and managing a windfall into a comprehensive Guide to Equity & IPOs.

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]]> The 2019 Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies List https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/announcing-2019-career-launching-companies/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:58:45 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9459 We are pleased to present our seventh annual Career-Launching Companies List. By being part of a very successful company early in your career, you build a halo that not only leads to faster upward growth, but greater financial rewards as well.

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]]> The 15 Crucial Questions About Stock Options https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/stock-options-15-crucial-questions/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4279 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs Any Wealthfront client who has used our automated financial planning service knows that nothing impacts your financial lifestyle more than owning equity in a successful company. […]

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]]> When to Sell Your Employee Stock? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/sell-employee-stock/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7175 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs As the end of June approaches and the second quarter of business wraps up, many employees of publicly traded companies begin to struggle with deciding when […]

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