In the wake of the July 6, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Connelly v. United States, closely held business owners with redemption buy-sell agreements may now face higher estate… Read more »
Non-Compete Contracts, Goodbye
It is estimated that 30 million workers, nearly one in five Americans, are subject to non-compete agreements, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Until recently, non-compete agreements have been a… Read more »
BOLI with Tight Liquidity
In this high interest rate environment, the yields on Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) are still attractive. BOLI continues to be desirable and has remained competitive to other bank investments… Read more »
Safety and Soundness Review on BOLI
It is imperative that banks periodically conduct a thorough review of their Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) holdings beyond the information typically provided in an Annual Review by an existing… Read more »
Volunteering: Prevent Blindness
On January 19, EBN had the opportunity to spend the morning volunteering with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin. As a team we did vision screening for 241 children at a local Milwaukee Elementary… Read more »
VIDEO: Are BOLI Yields Competitive?
David/Pat, BOLI Yields (canva.com) BOLI yields have remained competitive to other bank investments partly due to the tax-free build-up of BOLI earnings. The yields on BOLI products have been attractive, and… Read more »
2021 COLA Numbers
The 2021 Cost of Living Adjustments for various qualified retirement plans and other amounts have recently been released by the Internal Revenue Service. The numbers have been updated based on IRS… 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… 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… Read more »
David Fritz appointed to Board of AALU
David Fritz was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for The Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU). AALU advocates on behalf of all financial security professionals, servicing communities in… Read more »