I'm looking for recommendations on whether or not to invest in my employer's company stock options.
Basically, I can buy stock at ~15% off the current price. Once I agree to the plan, I have to pay, but the purchase is not made until ~ 6 months from now. I can purchase up to 10% of my salary.
Given this, if the stock price is the same in six months, I can sell immediately and make ~$1600.
However, obviously there is risk in this; the stock could fall (or could rise). Let's just say I work for a certain chemical company which has some interesting events to come in the near future; it may be merging with another chemical company, and I don't know how this will affect the stock. If you are familiar with the industry, than you have a 1 out of 2 chance of guessing whom I work for.
I'm tempted to take the risk and invest a little over 10 grand on this... but generally speaking I only invest in index funds. If I do so, I willl most likely sell the stock as soon as I am able to, unless it is down (then I wait for it to rise).
Would you risk buying your own company's stock at a 15% discount? Even though owning individual stocks is typically against the mustachian plan?