Learn about equity—from the beginning

Equity is one of the most powerful ways to generate wealth, but it’s a complicated topic with little to no educational resources out there. As a result, employees across the nation are missing out on opportunities for wealth-building that can impact their financial health and the financial health of generations after them. I’m excited to see Carta trying to change this. This is an essential step towards filling a financial education gap.

America needs more employee owners. Equity grants are one way to get there, but the current structure of equity compensation is highly skewed towards executives and managers, most of whom are white males. It is encouraging to see a program talk about how this concept can be made more universal.

Equity can transform your life financially, but it can also have a dramatic impact on how an employee views their role at a company. Equity means ownership and it may well give employees a sense of purpose, allow for deeper engagement, and create stronger corporate cultures. Equity 101 will most likely create more owners, and more engaged owners. I’m thrilled to see it launched.

The curriculum offered in Carta’s Equity 101 is so important, especially for students about to enter the workforce who may not fully understand equity and their options. Equity can dramatically impact a young professional’s quality of life, as long as they understand its value and how to use it.

Carta’s Equity 101 curriculum is a great resource for helping people learn the basics of equity — for free. Equity is an important way to build wealth. The more people who understand it, the better.

Carta’s Equity 101 educational program is a valuable resource that successfully explains the complexities of equity-based compensation in an informative yet accessible way, including for those without prior knowledge. Equity-based compensation can have an outsized impact on wealth creation, and it’s important people have easy-to-understand information at their fingertips. I will use this program in my courses on economic sociology and the sociology of finance to introduce students to equity-based compensation and discuss its socioeconomic implications.

Carta’s Equity 101 is an accessible program that provides fundamental concepts about equity. In about an hour, users can learn basic terms and useful applications that are reinforced with realistic and compelling examples. I’m excited that this free curriculum will be readily available for people across industries and life stages so they can fully understand and maximize their equity options.

Too many people in today’s workforce don’t understand the basics of equity, simply because they don’t have anywhere to turn to answer their questions. Carta’s Equity 101 is an empowering tool for those early or tenured in their careers alike to learn the basics and feel more confident managing it.

Carta’s Equity 101 is a great program for anyone who is interested in learning about equity, an increasingly important and common form of compensation. The lessons are like I was having an informal conversation with my friends. Free, friendly, and informal education like this will certainly help narrow the gender gap in equity compensation and ultimately, the gender gap in wealth. I enthusiastically recommend free Carta’s Equity 101.