Take a Look at BOLI 2020 has seen a significant drop in interest rates with several cuts by the Fed over the past several months. While these dramatic steps work to ward off an economic recession, it is also creating major issues on bank margins by shrinking yields on the short-end of the yield curve…. Read more »
Effects of COVID-19 on Nonqualified Plans
Nonqualified Plans and the American Pandemic, COVID-19 The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has created great social and economic uncertainties for companies, their employees and families. This article provides helpful information to assist nonqualified plan sponsors in answering the most common questions they may be receiving from their participants. In this brief newsletter we will have answers… Read more »
The Why for Business Life Insurance
How Life Insurance and Business Succession Go Hand in Hand Life insurance plays a significant part in an individual’s future and financial plan. Personal life insurance planning protects a family from the unknowns in life. Along with personal planning, insurance can be critical in business succession to ensure a business’ financial security and longevity. As… Read more »
The SECURE Act: What You Should Know
Highlights of SECURE Act The President recently signed the “Setting Every Community Up for the Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019” also known as the SECURE Act of 2019. The SECURE Act is a retirement reform that is aiming to improve the nation’s retirement system, which has not been changed in nearly a decade. The following… Read more »
Addressing A Flat Yield Curve
How to Invest with a Flat Curve Economists, financial professionals and business owners use the yield curve to predict economic outcomes and gauge the behavior of the market. The yield curve percentage is the rate at which debt interest rates change from shorter to longer maturities and is the spread between the Treasury 2-year and… Read more »
Salary Budget Predictions 2020
Reviewing Compensation Packages As the new year approaches, it is time for employers to consider salary increases for the 2020 year. The results produced by WorldatWork, an association of Total Rewards professionals, predict that salary increases will remain the same as 2019 or slightly increase by .1% from this year. This slight increase is due… Read more »
Whitepaper: Short-Term & Long-Term Incentive Plans
Nonqualified benefit plans are implemented to recruit, retain and reward key employees. Properly implemented plans motivate and reward employees to work towards common company goals while retaining employees with a long-term outlook. These plans enable companies to provide appropriate retirement benefits with a more targeted and efficient use of benefit dollars. There are a few… Read more »
The Importance of Employee Engagement
Tangible Benefits and Best Practices David Fritz was featured in an article titled “Employee Engagement” in the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s July 2019 Magazine. David states, “The productivity of the organization improves and will be at a high level when you have people who believe in your company.” To read the entire article, visit the following… Read more »
Case Study: Group Term Carve-Out for a Community Bank
The Challenge The Bank was looking for another benefit to reward and retain its leadership team. The Solution EBN implemented a Group Term Carve-Out (GTCO) and Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP). The GTCO was originally placed on 16 individuals. The GTCO “carves-out” a group of key employees from the group term life insurance plan and replaces… Read more »
EBN Highlights Issues to Address in Succession Planning
Considerations in Succession Planning EBN was recently featured in the May/June Issue of Indiana Bankers Association’s magazine, Hoosier Banker, with an article on Succession Planning and the Important Issues to Address. We are happy to support and be a part of such a great Association. Read the entire article here!