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You’re not talking like an investor. An investor buys something because he thinks it will be worth substantially more in the future. He doesn’t care if there
by prewett 8y ago
You’re not talking like an investor. An investor buys something because he thinks it will be worth substantially more in the future. He doesn’t care if there are short-term fluctuations. If you think GOOG will be up 500% by 2024, you aren’t going to sell before then, because as an investor, you aren’t investing with money you need, that’s what salary is for. So it doesn’t matter whether you stop working for the company or not. You have your 6 months living expenses in liquid assets, so you don’t need to seek your investments. With this kind of thinking, the parent is right that an employee not selling RSUs is the same an a non-employee buying stock.
- alasdair_ 8y agoLet’s say Google suddenly goes bankrupt or otherwise blows up, like Bear Sterns or Enron or half the banking industry ten years ago. The chance of a dev getting the same job with the same comp is suddenly much lower, and will be like that for years, especially if said dev is looking for another job in the Mountain View area. Google crashing would flood the market with very similar job seekers and would also likely cause FAAN stock prices to tank as well, making their comp much worse in total too. Sell your RSUs people! :)