Blue Ridge ESOP Associates Industry News

The Multistate Conference 2022, a collaborative regional chapter event hosted by the PA/DE and NY/NJ Chapters will be September 12-14, 2022 in Hershey, PA. Registration is now open and the early bird discount ends August 17.  Renee Stadtmueller will be speaking Tuesday afternoon about " Cross the T's with your TPA" . Tom Roback will also be in attendance and available to answer any questions you might have in regards to the services we offer.

Topics: ESOP Administration, Conferences

Our Blue Ridge professionals will be attending multiple conferences this week.

On Monday, Jon Williams and Tom Roback are attending The New England Chapter Spring Conference in Burlington, MA. Jon shared more about ESOP 101 to help those who are new to the whole ESOP world and to give guidance to those who needed a refresher about the basics. The session highlighted how an ESOP works, why ESOP companies are so great, and what a company can do to make theirs better.

Topics: Repurchase Obligation, ESOP Administration, Releveraging your ESOP

Need a basic training course to help you understand the basics, financial issues and operations of an ESOP? Corey Rosen, the founder of the NCEO, has developed a new self-paced study to help participants gain such knowledge. The program is divided into 5 mini-courses which includes 20 webinar recordings and 20 sets of scenario based quizzes covering 18 topics regarding ESOPs. We encourage you to check out this resource and find out more information here.

Topics: ESOP Administration

This week, Blue Ridge ESOP Associates professionals will be speaking at multiple conferences. If you're attending one of these, please make sure you say "hello" to one of our professionals attending the conference.

Topics: ESOP Administration, Conferences

A special thanks to Brad Keisling of Capital Trustees, LLC, for having Tom Roback on  The ESOP podcast.  Tom was able to share more about ESOP plan administration and ESOP and 401(k) recordkeeping services. Take some time and listen here to learn more.

Photo Credit: Capital Trustees, LLC

Topics: ESOP Administration

The California/Western States Chapter 2017 Fall Conference will be October 11-13, 2017 in San Diego, CA. At this conference, stop by our table to visit with our business development representative, Marie Sherlock. On Thursday afternoon, you will have the opportunity to attend a roundtable discussion about Administration issues led by Mason Monson.

Topics: ESOP Administration, Conferences

The New England Chapter 2017 Fall Conference will be October 5-6, 2017 in Killington, VT. At this conference, stop by our table to visit with our business development representative, Tom Roback. On Friday morning, Jon Williams will be presenting at the technical session, "Diversification: Understanding its Dynamics & Impacts to Employee Owners".

Topics: ESOP Administration, Conferences

The Southwest Chapter 2017 Fall Conference will be September 29, 2017. Due to Hurricane Harvey, the location has been moved to the Omni Fort Worth Hotel, and you can register here.  At this conference you will have the opportunity to hear Kevin Rusch speak about "Mature ESOP Issues: Rebalance, Reshuffle, Recyle and Redemption" which will focus on the 4 "R's", reviewing definitions as well as practical application and numerical examples of how the provisions work as well as impact on repurchase obligation.

Topics: Repurchase Obligation, ESOP Administration, Conferences

The Northwest Chapter 2017 Fall Conference will be September 28-29, 2017 in Portland, OR. At this conference, stop by our table to visit with our business development representative, Marie Sherlock. On Friday morning, you will have the opportunity to attend a roundtable discussion led by Randy Shrake.

Topics: ESOP Administration, Conferences

The 2017 Multi-State Conference - PA/DE and NY/NJ Chapters will be September 13-15, 2017. Due to high demand, you must act quickly as registration will close this Friday, September 8. At this conference, stop by our table to visit with our professionals. You will have the opportunity to hear Jon Williams speak Thursday morning about "Basic ESOP Distribution Rules" which will provide attendees a refresher course in the options and requirements for making distribution payments. You will also have the opportunity to hear Renee Stadtmueller speak Thursday afternoon regarding "How a Repurchase Obligation Study Can Help You Optimize your ESOP" which will discuss how you can use the repurchase study tool to help you make educated decisions as you develop your strategy for managing the ESOP.

Topics: ESOP Administration, Distributions, Conferences