Vested means you have fulfilled the requirements to fully earn the benefits of a specific plan. For example, many employers will match your 401K contributions each year. However, they will have a provision in the match which states that you only earn 20% of their match each year, and after 5 years, you are fully vested, or have earned their entire match. If you leave before you are fully vested, you wil not get the full amount of the matching they have put aside for you, only the amount you have earned to date.
2007-02-04 06:41:56
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answered by Derek G 2
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from dictionary.com
vest·ed /ˈvɛstɪd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ves-tid] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.
You become vested, at your company in certain things - like pension contributions. Typically this is vested over 5 years. 20% the first, 40% second....100% after 5 years. What this means is that if you leave the company any contributions made to your account are 20% yours after 1 year, and 100% if you work there 5 or more years.
This also applies to stock options too. You earn them if you stay with the company for some period of time.
Hope that is a little clearer now.
2007-02-04 06:43:29
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answered by smh60437 3
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Basically, on many jobs you get benefits. Stocks...profit sharing...so on. Well they will give you these benefits, and tell you that you have them, but in all actuality many of these benefits are not fully realized until you have been there for 5 years. They may tell you that you get 10,000 in profit sharing. Well the first year you are there, you are only vested 20%. So if you left after the first year you would only get 20%. If you stayed there for the full vesting time, you would get the full amount.
2007-02-04 06:44:52
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answered by DRSOGR 2
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2014-12-25 20:48:27
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answered by Employment Law Help 1
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It means that options that were granted in the past, can now be exercised. So if the stock price is higher than the exercise price you are now allowed to exercise these options and sell the stocks on the market, thus realizing your profits. If they are not vested they may have worth, but you can realize the value, until you are allowed to, so until they are vested.
2007-02-04 06:39:05
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answered by Cheanea 3
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2016-12-17 09:15:28
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answered by Anonymous
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