Do You Have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan? Then This Is for You.
A 401(k) match is additional money your employer adds to your 401(k) when you contribute a certain amount, up to a percentage of your salary. Some people refer to this as “free money”: you don’t have to anything to earn it other than contribute to your retirement plan. Another valuable source of this “free money” is an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). However, not many people use it. In fact, while many mid and large-size companies offer an ESPP, less than 50% of those eligible employees actually participate.
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5 Tips for HENRYs Looking to Optimize Their Next Dollar
Life pulls us in a million directions: careers, kids, houses, cars, taxes, vacation, income, weddings, retirement, groceries, side hustles, investments, aging parents, promotions, and job changes. Amidst it all, we try to make financially responsible decisions for ourselves and our families. We don’t want to compromise our lifestyle now, but we also can’t sacrifice building a plan for retirement. Ben Galloway, CFP® has put together an order of operations checklist related to what to do with your next dollar for HENRY's.
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