Guides
Investing and planning guides
The full library, organized by topic. Most of these are 1,500–2,500-word pieces meant to be read once, end-to-end, the first time you encounter the underlying question — then referred back to when you actually have to make a decision.
Equity compensation
How RSUs, ESPPs, and stock plans actually work — and the parts that get most tech employees in tax trouble.
- RSU taxes: a tech employee's guide to tax on restricted stock units
- What is Amazon's RSU vesting schedule and how are Amazon RSUs taxed?
Employer benefits, by company
Plain-English walkthroughs of the benefit stacks at the largest tech employers — what each piece is, what most people miss, and where the meaningful money lives.
- Apple employee benefits: a comprehensive guide
- Microsoft employee benefits, explained
- Oracle employee benefits, explained
- The comprehensive guide to your Amazon 401(k)
Planning
The decisions that get more useful — and more expensive to get wrong — as income rises.
Investing fundamentals
Foundational questions that come up in almost every reader email.
Reference notes
Geographic and situational guides for less-common cases.
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