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Re:Why I hate the weekends (2017) by akavi on Sunday February 17, 2019 @02:32AM (#19183170)
> unless you're liquidating immediately after you receive a grant then you're adding another variable into the mix of things that need to go right.

Why aren't you liquidating immediately after you receive a grant? Why would you choose to doubly leverage on your primary source of income, and, as you accurately point out, add another source of risk?

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Re:Why I hate the weekends (2017) by underwater on Sunday February 17, 2019 @06:52AM (#19184011)
Liquidating is the rational action, but people are not always rational. Consider the two outcomes from selling stock early:

- The company tanks. You maybe retained some of the value of your stock, but you're still on a sinking ship.

- The company takes off. Thanks to loss aversion you feel like you lost money that is rightfully yours. And your idiot co-worker who held just turned up for work in a supercar.

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