IPO Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:58:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png IPO Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 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 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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]]> The Post-IPO Dilemma: Hedging Your Stock https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/hedging-stock/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:20:27 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4356 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 If your company recently went public and your stock price has gone up significantly then you’re probably wondering how you can hedge your position. Unfortunately there’s […]

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]]> IPO 101 Series: What Happens to Employees After the Big Day? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/ipo-101-series-what-happens-to-employees-after-the-big-day/ Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4103 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 In our previous posts, we’ve covered why companies go public, and how the IPO process works. In this post, we jump to the first day of trading […]

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]]> How Do Companies Go Public? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/ipo-101-series-how-do-companies-go-public/ Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:00:03 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4102 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 Very few companies ever reach the size and scale necessary to successfully go public. Companies need to be rather sizable before they can attract investment bankers […]

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]]> IPO 101 Series: Why Do Companies Go Public https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/ipo-101-series-why-do-companies-go-public/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:01:11 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4100 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 When news of a widely anticipated IPO breaks, it triggers an avalanche of press coverage. Surprisingly, almost none of that coverage explains the rationale behind the […]

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]]> IPO 101: The Inside Scoop on IPOs https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/ipo-101-the-inside-scoop-on-ipos/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4099 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 Twitter’s recent IPO filing is the talk of the town. Unfortunately many of the articles and blog posts about the offering are from authors who lack […]

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]]> Company Going IPO? Four Things Every Employee Should Consider https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/twitter-ipo-sell-exercise-options/ Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:41:40 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4080 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 Yesterday’s disclosure that Twitter filed to go public has once again fueled interest in the IPO market. Speculation runs rampant that AirBnB, Arista Networks, Box, Dropbox, […]

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]]> Managing A Silicon Valley Windfall https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/silicon-valley-new-rich-financial-planning/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3336 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 Sudden money – such as comes with an IPO or an acquisition – is a good thing, right? Yes, but it’s often accompanied by stress. People […]

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