When Most of Your Wealth Is Tied Up in One Stock
August 26, 2026
If you’ve spent a career at a company with a strong stock plan, you may have arrived at a familiar and double-edged place: a large share of your net worth sits in a single stock. It’s a good problem in the sense that it usually means the stock did well. It’s a real problem in the sense that your financial security is now riding on one company’s fortunes — and often on a low-cost basis that makes selling feel expensive.





