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New white paper: Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Are They Worth the Risks?

Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or “ESOPs,” are retirement plans that invest in employer stock. They are growing in popularity not only because they receive tax benefits that are not available to other types of retirement plans, but also because of their philosophical appeal: they let the employees own part or all of the company that they work for.

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Sign the petition! Demand that the Treasury Department Protect Retiree Pensions

Join us by calling on the Treasury Department to reject the Central States Pension Fund's application to cut retiree pensions and to work with Congress toward a bi-partisan solution to fix underfunded multiemployer plans, while preserving pension promises to workers, retirees and their families.

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Did You Know?

A pension plan is a retirement plan that is sponsored by an employer for the purpose of providing retirement income to employees. The most common type of pension plans is a defined benefit plan. Most defined benefit plans provide retirees with guaranteed lifetime payments.