When you're job is going well, you don't need the stock. If you need the stock it's probably because your job is ending (hopefully in a happy retirement, but re

When you're job is going well, you don't need the stock. If you need the stock it's probably because your job is ending (hopefully in a happy retirement, but regardless you'll lose your visibility). If a diversified portfolio goes to $0.00 it's going to be a disaster on such a scale that money won't matter anyway. That's my thinking, anyway.