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Don't Do That with Your ESOP!, 3rd Ed
For many years, we at the NCEO would hear stories about ESOPs that made us wince. People experienced problems, sometimes serious ones, that good and timely advice would have prevented. As these stories mounted, it seemed we could save people a lot of headaches if we could write about some of the common (and a few not-so-common) mistakes ESOP companies make and how to avoid them.
Rather than just another long checklist, however, we have written this as a series of stories. The company name is usually disguised, but the scenarios and solutions are real. We engaged leading ESOP experts from all fields to help us with this task and added quite a few stories of our own. There is a good chance you will recognize your own company in at least a few of these dilemmas. If not, the book will give you greater confidence that you really aren’t missing something. Either way, you’ll sleep better at night. The third edition (2023) makes major changes, updating some of the entries, dropping others where the mistakes are fortunately now much less common, and adding many new entries. Some of the entries from earlier editions were written by individuals who have since retired. We have retained these if they did not need updating.
Rather than just another long checklist, however, we have written this as a series of stories. The company name is usually disguised, but the scenarios and solutions are real. We engaged leading ESOP experts from all fields to help us with this task and added quite a few stories of our own. There is a good chance you will recognize your own company in at least a few of these dilemmas. If not, the book will give you greater confidence that you really aren’t missing something. Either way, you’ll sleep better at night. The third edition (2023) makes major changes, updating some of the entries, dropping others where the mistakes are fortunately now much less common, and adding many new entries. Some of the entries from earlier editions were written by individuals who have since retired. We have retained these if they did not need updating.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 19, 2022
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March 15, 2023
No book of mistakes in a complex environment can ever be comprehensive, but this compilation seems like it is awfully close! Sections are generally high quality and cover a vast range of what could go wrongs based on real life examples. Application points are clear. I found this book really helpful for building an understanding of ESOPs.
The NCEO’s other resources and introductions may be more directly helpful, but reading and thinking through the examples shared in this book helped me solidify an understanding of how ESOPs function and can be structured / administered.
The NCEO’s other resources and introductions may be more directly helpful, but reading and thinking through the examples shared in this book helped me solidify an understanding of how ESOPs function and can be structured / administered.
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