A vesting period is the time an employee must work for an employer in order to own outright employee stock options, shares of company stock or employer contributions to a tax-advantaged retirement ...

Cliff vesting is a common concept in the world of employee benefits and compensation, particularly in the context of stock options, retirement plans, and other long-term incentive programmes. It ...

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Güimar Vaca Sittic, a two time Internet entrepreneur currently working at Quasar Ventures based in Buenos Aires, and a Startup Chile Judge. He is a graduate from ...

Any money that you put into your 401(k) is yours. But when it comes to employer match contributions, things work a little differently. To own any portion of your employer's contributions, you'll need ...

Any money that you put into your 401(k) is yours. But when it comes to employer match contributions, things work a little differently. To own any portion of your employer’s contributions, you’ll need ...

If you're fortunate enough to have access to a 401(k) plan at work, chances are, you're also eligible for some free money, as well. That's because an estimated 92% of companies that offer 401(k)s are ...

Now, more than ever, investing is an important part of retirement planning. And one of your investment options as an employee might be a 401(k) plan. Participating employers offer 401(k)s for employee ...

We recently invested in a team of co-founders who had voluntarily made their own vesting longer than four years. Four-year vesting is the industry standard. Why would someone voluntarily make it ...

Founder share vesting means that a founder may keep a certain percentage or all of their stocks or shares only after leaving the company post a specified period or event. A one-year cliff is generally ...