<prompt> Human: At my company Intel Im guaranteed at least 15 discount stock twice a year. I currently put in the max contribution amount 5 salary in.I was curious if it was worth auto-selling this stock and re-investing it into a brokerage account, or just dont touch it?Intel stock gives dividends I think about 4 a year.Is there any benefit of keeping the stock? Or should I keep it for X amount of time, to reduce the tax liability, if possible?Assistant: For a blue-chip like Intel it would be advisable to hold the stock for at least a year so your tax liability is decreased 10 long term capital gain v. whatever your current marginal tax rate is--25?.If the stock wasnt in a company like Intel I would advise selling immediately or at least staggering the sale, like 50 now, 50 1 year from now because it is a much riskier asset.Human: So you would advise to hold it for a year, wait for the stock to climb reasonably high Ive seen it as high as 2829 last year around Q2 or Q3 and get rid of it then?  <response>: You cannot time the market. 