Your Paycheck Is More Than Your Salary: The RSU Puzzle

For many tech employees, salary is only one part of the compensation package. Company stock and RSUs can represent a significant asset — and in divorce, they can be surprisingly complicated to understand.

In this episode, Jade and Whitney break down the RSU puzzle in plain English: what RSUs are, why the stock showing in a brokerage account may not tell the whole story, how grants and vesting dates can overlap with a marriage and separation, and why the actual plan documents matter.

They also discuss what happens when stock values change during the divorce process, the key documents to request, and how a CDFA with RSU experience can help organize the numbers and give attorneys and clients a clearer financial picture.

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This episode is for general educational purposes. Legal treatment of RSUs depends on the plan, individual circumstances, and applicable state law.

The divorce may be over, but the financial work is just beginning.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Maureen Paley, we’re talking about what happens when you’re suddenly responsible for your own financial life — from organizing accounts, understanding cash flow and managing credit to updating beneficiaries and making the financial decisions that may have been handled by a spouse.

Maureen shares how financial coaching can help replace overwhelm and uncertainty with a clearer understanding of what you have, what you owe, where your money is going, and what needs attention.

We also dive into her Financial Reset & Empowerment Package, an eight-week coaching program designed to help women organize their post-divorce finances and build the confidence to manage them going forward.

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I’m Divorced… Now What? Part 1: Rebuilding Your Career After Divorce

Starting over after divorce can bring up a big question: “What am I going to do next?”

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Jade and Jo sit down with Maureen Paley to talk about rebuilding your career and earning power after divorce. They discuss returning to the workforce, career gaps, transferable skills, résumés, job-search strategies, interviews, and rebuilding confidence along the way.

Maureen also shares how her 90-Day Post-Divorce Career Confidence Plan (Career Reset) helps women create a clear career direction and take practical steps toward getting back into the workforce.

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And stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll talk about rebuilding your financial life after divorce.