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Ownership · Aug 10, 2026 · 6 min
Your RSUs are a concentrated bet you didn't choose to make
Vesting is not diversification. Here's the written policy that decides for you before the price does.
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Part of the Total Comp Playbook
Part of the Total Comp Playbook
Most equity compensation arrives on a schedule someone else designed. You did not pick the ticker, the cliff, or the share of your net worth it would eventually represent.
A sell policy written before the vest is a decision. One written after is a reaction.
The fix is unglamorous: decide the rule while nothing is at stake.
The takeaway
Sell X% each vest · cap employer stock at Y% of liquid net worth · proceeds go to Z first.
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