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Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): A Detailed Introduction
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The basics: The ESOP is essentially a stock bonus plan in which employer stock may be used for contributions. How It Works Employer contributes company stock or cash to the plan. Employer contributions are tax deductible. Contributions are not taxed currently to the employee. Earnings accumulate income tax-deferred. Distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income.  Read More →
U.S.-Heavy Portfolios: Domestic Market Optimism or Inadvertent Asset Allocation?
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Globalization of the world economy has increased exposure to international investments, yet equity portfolios in general remain largely home biased today. This may be a good time for participants to reevaluate their asset allocation to see if they may be exhibiting a home country bias— or displaying overly optimistic expectations about the domestic market and/or  Read More →
A Small Look into Large Cap
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Any committee member sitting through their share of plan investment review meetings has heard the term “large cap” come up quite frequently. In our experience, large cap funds are top of list when the review turns to the stand-alone funds in the lineup. Given this place of prominence, it is critical to ponder its definition,  Read More →

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