At The Money: Getting Paid in Company Stock

Masters in Business

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Equity-based compensation has become an increasingly popular form of compensation in the United States, especially in Tech and high-growth, VC-funded companies.

Joey Fishman is a Senior Advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management (RWM), where he assists clients with managing their stock, options, and equity compensation. He joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss essential information about earning pay in stock.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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1:33.4	Look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you're doing.
1:41.9	You play the guitar on an MTV. That ain't working. That's the way you're doing equity
1:46.0	equity based has become an increasingly large part of the U.S. labor landscape,
2:07.4	especially in technology and high growth, venture capital-funded companies.
2:13.6	I was at a recent employee benefits conference in Silicon Valley,
2:17.0	and I was shocked to hear from
2:19.3	so many corporate benefit managers that a lot of their employees neglect to capitalize on their
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