A court used plain language of the ESOP plan document to show the plan administrator's failure to implement participants diversification elections was "arbitrary and capricious." Dave and Vikki Bryant ...

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) gives employees an ownership stake in the company. It does this at no direct cost by allocating shares of company stock to their retirement accounts. In ...

When it comes to saving for retirement, diversification is key. Your ESOP is not meant to be your only retirement savings vehicle. Having a large portion of money in an ESOP alone is restrictive and ...

Editor’s note: This is part two of a six-part series in which Peter Newman, CFA, of Peak Wealth Planning, explains the benefits of employee ownership for the U.S. workforce. There are more than 6,500 ...

While the entire world has been reeling from the economic impacts of COVID-19, family businesses are especially susceptible. A recent KPMG study found that 78% of family businesses saw their revenues ...

If you’re venturing into the world of employer stock, it helps to know the acronyms, because the landscape is cluttered with them. There are RSUs (restricted stock units), ISOs (incentive stock ...

The origin of generational wealth across the country’s affluent families is often closely linked to concentrated ownership of capital assets. Whether it’s founding a fast-growing business, working for ...

Editor’s note: This is part four of a six-part series in which Peter Newman, CFA, of Peak Wealth Planning, explains the benefits of employee ownership for the U.S. workforce. There are more than 6,500 ...