[MRM]

Your questions needs to be rephrased as this: Do you think it's a good idea for me to buy stock at a discount from the market price? Think about that for a minute.

The answer is yes. You should buy all they let you buy. How long you keep it depends on your overall investment portfolio, but there is no reason not to buy. Make sure you reinvest dividends. My wife's company offers the same thing. We bit down hard when she started and maxed the investment on a payroll deduction basis with dividends reinvested. I can't tell you what a difference that block of stock has made in our lives.

15% is the usual number for an employee discount. It's what my wife gets. Unless the program just started, it doesn't sound like a plot to pump up the stock or get more capital reinvestment.