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02 Dec '22Amazon Employees Retirement Investments – Revisited
Continue readingRetirement investments of Amazon employees brought to us by their annual Department of Labor (DoL) filings. Form 5500 lists which investments Amazon 401(k) plan participants have selected for their retirement funds—giving us insight into how Amazon.com employees choose to invest for retirement. So what do Amazon employees invest in? Perhaps not surprisingly, the Company Stock […]
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18 Nov '22Equity Compensation at Tech Companies
Continue readingRestricted Stock Units (RSUs), Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs), and Stock Options are all forms of commonly offered equity compensation at tech companies in the United States. Overview of Tech Firm’s Equity Compensation Methods RSUs are typically granted as a form of compensation to employees and are a promise to deliver company stock at […]
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07 Oct '22Compounding Investment Returns
Continue readingThe stock market is down significantly this year with many tech companies losing over 30%. Against this dismal backdrop, compounding returns and adding to your investment portfolio may not be top-of-mind. Yet it behooves you to keep in mind that U.S. equity markets historically return about 10% per year on average over the long term. […]
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19 Aug '22What Do Apple Employees Invest In?
Continue readingAt least for their company sponsored retirement plan, we have the data to answer this question thanks to the Department of Labor (DoL). 401(k) plan sponsors are required to file Form 5500 with the DoL every year. Form 5500 lists which investments Apple 401(k) plan participants have selected for their retirement funds—giving us insight into […]
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12 Aug '22How Do Microsoft Employees Invest for Retirement?
Continue readingWe have data to answer this question thanks to the Department of Labor (DoL). 401(k) plan sponsors are required to file Form 5500 with the DoL every year. Form 5500 lists which investments Microsoft 401(k) plan participants have selected for their retirement funds—giving us insight into how Microsoft employees choose to invest for retirement. So, what […]
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23 Feb '22Amazon Doubles Pay Cap!
Continue readingAmazon is doubling down on its efforts to retain talent and attract new hires by increasing its cap on base cash compensation to $350,000, more than double the previous amount, according to an internal announcement. The company cited “a particularly competitive labor market” as the reason for the move, which was only for salaried corporate […]
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10 Oct '21
How Do Amazon Employees Invest For Retirement?
Continue readingThanks to the Department of Labor (DoL), we have data to answer this question. 401(k) plan sponsors are required to file Form 5500 with the DoL every year. Along with other information, Form 5500 lists which investments Amazon 401(k) plan participants have selected for their retirement funds—giving us insight into how Amazon.com employees choose to […]
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17 Sep '20Are Amazon and Google technology companies?
Continue readingWhen you think of large technology companies, you probably think of companies like the so-called FAANG stocks: Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), Google (GOOG). Not a bad starter list of highly successful “tech” companies. But from an investing standpoint—of the 5 FAANG stocks—only Apple Inc. is considered part of the Information Technology […]
