At The Money: Getting Paid in Company Stock

This podcast episode of Bloomberg's "At The Money" features Barry Ritholtz interviewing Joey Fishman, an expert in equity-based compensation. They discuss various types of equity compensation plans like RSUs, ESOPs, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages for both companies and employees. The conversation covers the complexities of taxes associated with different plans, vesting schedules, and procedures for employees to maximize benefits and minimize risks, especially concerning concentrated wealth in a single stock. They also address common mistakes made by both employers and employees, the psychology behind equity compensation, and recent trends in tech companies leaning towards RSUs for their simplicity.