So, you're facing a divorce - something you never thought you'd have to deal with. It seems you're spending more time in meetings with lawyers than you are sleeping these days. It's all so complicated. Trying to equally divide out community property and accumulated...
As much as you love your businesses, you must admit that retirement is an attractive idea. You dream of relaxed mornings sipping coffee by a roaring fire or leisurely reading the newspaper on a sunny day with nothing calling us to abandon your leisure and get to work....
It has been common knowledge for quite some time that ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) make very good business sense. This statement is backed up by research. Study after study has shown that businesses which are employee owned usually have a definite advantage...