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What Is Vesting and Why Is It Important?

December 2, 2020May 8, 2013 by McCarthy Law Group

What is vesting? Vesting, by law, is defined as the moment when a party’s right to an asset cannot be taken away by a third party. In the context of stock, it refers to the process by which restricted stock ownership changes in status from conditional and restricted to unconditional and unrestricted. What that means … Read More

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