Eliminating duplicate costs are a big part of a CFO’s job. Companies are spending money on bonding and benefits as they search for more efficient ways to manage cash flows,… Read more »
Multiple Uses of Deferred Compensation Plans
With the improving economy, key employees that had been limited in other employment opportunities and resistant to look for new jobs are now willing to explore possible employment changes. Employers… Read more »
Small Banks Need to Retain Top Talent
Small Banks Need to Retain Top Talent The banking industry is hungry for top talent. The big banks used to have sophisticated training programs, and they would run large… Read more »
Does Annual Pay BOLI Fit Your Bank Better?
With banks still fighting for good spreads and the threat of rising interest rates looming does annual pay BOLI make sense? Banks have been using BOLI for over thirty years… Read more »
Fact Finding Uncovers LTC Case and More
Background: When, Executive Benefits Network, President, Joe B. Jones first met with a community bank prospect, he did not see the opportunity for an open case. The joint work partner… Read more »
Intentional Environment: (CAMELS Connections)
I get the privilege of traveling across the country every week calling on the great people in community banking. I have started to notice a direct correlation to the banks… Read more »
Is Personal Communication Dead?
In today’s world of constant pressure for our time and attention has personal communication lost its value? There are over 380 influence attempts daily for the average person. It starts… Read more »
Banks Saving Tons of Money with this Idea
Most banks pay up to eight weeks of maternity benefit at 100% of salary. If the bank has a large female employee pool it might make sense to spread the… Read more »
Multiple Uses of Deferred Compensation Plans
With the improving economy, key employees that had been limited in other employment opportunities and resistant to look for new jobs are now willing to explore possible employment changes. Employers… Read more »