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buying shares in employer's company during ipo
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so the key factor here, imho, is the amount we are talking about.  $2k is just not a lot of money.  if you lose every penny, you can recover.  on the other hand it is unlikely to make you wealthy.  so if i was you i would buy in, more for the fun of it all. now if it was a large amount of money that we were talking about it would be about a percentage of my net worth.  for example, lets say the minimum was 20k, and you really believed in the company.  if i had a net worth of less than 200k, i would not do it.  if i had a larger net worth, i would consider it unless i was near retirement. so if i was 30, hand a net worth of 300k, i would probably invest as even if i did lose it all, i could recover.    having said all that it does not sound like you completely agree that the company will be profitable.  so in that case, don't buy. also, i have the opportunity to buy my own company's stock at a discount.  however, i do not for two reasons.  the first is i don't like investing in the company i work for.  secondly, they require you to hold the stock for a year.
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