Eh. I own a lot of stock in one of the companies I used to work for. I can't legally sell it. That doesn't mean I don't own it, but I mentally adjust its on-pa

Eh. I own a lot of stock in one of the companies I used to work for. I can't legally sell it. That doesn't mean I don't own it, but I mentally adjust its on-paper value appropriately, basically multiplying its on-paper value by the chance that the company might go public. In effect, what I own is a lottery ticket, but I do own that ticket.