Banks With ESOPs Outperform Banks Without ESOPs

New research performed for the NCEO for our forthcoming book Banks as ESOP Sponsors finds that banks with ESOPs outperform banks without them. The research was done by Jay Wilson and Andrew Gibbs of Mercer Capital.
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Basics of ESOPs for Potential Sellers

When most people think about employee ownership, they envision employees actually buying shares. That is not how an ESOP works. Instead, these plans are funded by the future tax-deductible profits the employees help earn after the plan is set up.
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Best Practices: Becoming a Strengths-Based Organization

Human beings have an innate desire for a sense of purpose. It’s a foundational need that contributes to (or detracts from) true motivation, inspiration, well-being, and overall satisfaction in life.
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Best Practices: Onboarding New Employees

When ESOPs are established and announced to the company, they are often accompanied by great celebrations. Meetings are held, materials distributed, videos shown, visitors from other employee-owned companies welcomed, and more. But what happens a few years down the road when the initial excitement has worn off? How do new employees learn about being an employee-owner? Several companies have developed ongoing programs to address this issue.

Bipartisan WORK Act Closer to Passage

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has passed the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg Act (RISE and SHINE Ac
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