what is the max % concentration in a single stock?
what is the max % concentration in a single stock?
My privately held employer merged a month or so ago and is now publicly traded. i was fortunate enough to monetize 10 years of iso's. While i'm excited, i'm now staring at a single stock 30+% concentration of my investable assets.... i plan to sell down to 10 to 15%. What is the forum's thoughts on a maximum single stock concentration in this situation?? Many thanks, in advance.
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I have a very similar situation. About 24% of my portfolio in one stock, about 15% in another. Both current or former employers.staustin wrote:My privately held employer merged a month or so ago and is now publicly traded. i was fortunate enough to monetize 10 years of iso's. While i'm excited, i'm now staring at a single stock 30+% concentration of my investable assets.... i plan to sell down to 10 to 15%. What is the forum's thoughts on a maximum single stock concentration in this situation?? Many thanks, in advance.
The advice I got was take any single stock down to no more than 5-10%.
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I like it at 0%. If things go south you don't want to lose your job and have the value of your stock go down at the same time.
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If you are 30 with a $100K portfolio its not too big of a deal -- over a short amount of time you'll diversify with new 401K contributions (assuming you max that out).
If you are 60 with a $2M portfolio its a huge deal.
Since your company was bought you really have to ask yourself from a business perspective why you would want to invest in the acquiring company. Sometimes people feel a sense of ownership about a startup or privately owned company. But since its been acquired that's no longer the case. You have no "skin in the game" with the acquirer.
If you are 60 with a $2M portfolio its a huge deal.
Since your company was bought you really have to ask yourself from a business perspective why you would want to invest in the acquiring company. Sometimes people feel a sense of ownership about a startup or privately owned company. But since its been acquired that's no longer the case. You have no "skin in the game" with the acquirer.
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First of all, congrats!
I had always heard about 5% being the maximum threshold for a single security. I think that the Fidelity portfolio analyzer also flags anything above 5%.
My employer matches contributions to my 401k in company stock. I typically sell all of it every 6 months....too many eggs in my company's basket. I assume that if we do really well, there will be other opportunities to benefit from the company's success (promotions, raises, bonuses, etc).
I had always heard about 5% being the maximum threshold for a single security. I think that the Fidelity portfolio analyzer also flags anything above 5%.
My employer matches contributions to my 401k in company stock. I typically sell all of it every 6 months....too many eggs in my company's basket. I assume that if we do really well, there will be other opportunities to benefit from the company's success (promotions, raises, bonuses, etc).
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Good point from Stan.stan1 wrote:If you are 30 with a $100K portfolio its not too big of a deal -- over a short amount of time you'll diversify with new 401K contributions (assuming you max that out).
If you are 60 with a $2M portfolio its a huge deal.
I would target 10% as the max, but I would be mindful of tax issues on your journey there. If selling all at once will drive your tax rate - in any one particular year - into a very high bracket, I would consider selling gradually over a few years.
Best wishes.
Andy
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No more than 5% max - it would not take too much to see a 30% holding become 5% without any prodding on your part, just look to Enron to see what happened there.
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