Personal Finance for Tech Professionals

In Silicon Valley and Beyond

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Pub Date 5 Feb 2019 | Archive Date 17 Apr 2020
Mascot Books | Amplify Publishing

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Description

You've developed a specialized skillset as a technology professional. Your personal finance reference should match.

Whether you want to build your wealth, manage your finances, or learn best practices for handling the unique financial issues you face as a technology professional, wealth manager Bruce Barton lays out the information you need on:

> Stock-based compensation, such as stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock, and employee stock-purchase plans

> Balancing spending between your working years and retirement, and tips for keeping spending under control

> How much you should be saving for regular or early retirement and the types of accounts you should be using

> Investing using an institutional approach, including techniques such as asset location and exploring private investments for accredited investors

> A host of housing and real estate issues in high-cost tech cities

> Taking care of yourself and family matters while dealing with overwork and stress

> Concepts and techniques for reducing taxes, including considerations for the 2018 tax law

> Making your retirement real by considering where you will live, what you will do, sustainable withdrawal rates, and order of withdrawal from your accounts

> Practical considerations for initial public offerings (IPOs) and acquisitions and their impact on your financial life

> Considering your legacy and charitable giving plans

Whether you're on the hit-or-miss path through a succession of tech startups or you re steadily moving up in the corporate tech world, following these accessible practices will help you feel secure in your financial future while enjoying your life to the fullest today.

You've developed a specialized skillset as a technology professional. Your personal finance reference should match.

Whether you want to build your wealth, manage your finances, or learn best...


Advance Praise

“‘No one really tells you about these things,’ is a phrase I’ve heard countless times from founders and early employees at start-up companies. This book changes that equation: read it and debug your own financial future.”
ADAM FISHER, bestselling author of Valley of Genius


“Bruce Barton answers the call by providing you, in a comprehensive yet understandable narrative, the best practices in managing your personal finances, whether you are at the start of your career or preparing for retirement.”
RUSTY THOMAS, former KPMG Senior Partner and National Tax Lead: Technology Sector, Silicon Valley Office (retired 2017)


“Bruce Barton has done a magnificent job cutting through the complex terminology to deliver lucid, bite-sized advice on how to build your wealth and thrive in the turmoil that is Silicon Valley.”

JIM SMITH, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures


“…an essential resource for tech entrepreneurs to quickly understand key issues concerning their financial well-being and take action.”
HERNÁN BOTBOL, Argentinian entrepreneur and co-founder of Taringa!, now living in Silicon Valley and working on his latest startup

“‘No one really tells you about these things,’ is a phrase I’ve heard countless times from founders and early employees at start-up companies. This book changes that equation: read it and debug your...


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As a tech professional interested in personal finance, this book was obviously designed for people like me, but it also has a lot of information for tech pros just getting started or not sure how to best manage their finances. Each chapter can be read in isolation, and the concrete examples really help solidify the topic Bruce Barton is trying to explain. It gave me insight into how to leverage certain benefits in my new position at a large company (such as the employee stock program and 401k), so I'm definitely grateful for the opportunity to have read this.

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This book has been useful. It gives a lot of great details for personal finance regardless of what field someone is in, but particularly pertinent to anyone in technology.

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