ESOP 101
The "Vest"
Numbers Game
Do you know MCD
100

This is what the acronym ESOP translate to? 

What is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan 

100

This is the difference between a 401 K and ESOP plan.

What is funding source 

100

This is the difference between a 401K and an ESOP plan? 

What is the funding source.  

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a company-funded retirement plan that gives you shares of stock in the business, while a 401(k) is a retirement account you fund yourself through payroll deductions

100

This is the age of Midwest Counseling and Diagnostics? 

What is 13 years old

200

This is the person who is responsible for acting and making decisions in the exclusive interest of the shareholders

Who is the Trustee

200

This is the amount of years that must be worked until an employee-owner is 100% vested into our ESOP?

What is 6 years

200

This is the year that our ESOP was established

What is 2025

200

This is the number of employee-owners Midwest Counseling has currently?

What is 61 employee owners. 

300

This person/company is Midwest Diagnostic's  ESOP Trustee.

Who is William Kropkof

300

This person is MCD's greatest asset that the company seeks to reward through stock ownership.

Who is YOU, and your fellow employee-owners!




300

This is the age of retirement considered by the ESOP plan documents.

What is age 60 

300

DAILY DOUBLE  !!!

This is the address to our first office location? This is the name of the building that is still listed above the front door. 

What is the 650 N Dearborn also known as the Raleigh Hotel


Ask Amy or Neil about the Chicago History of this building.  

400

This is the amount of employee contribution into the ESOP.

What is zero. There is no employee contribution in an esop!

400

At year 2, this is the percentage you are vested.

What is 20 percent at year 2



400

This is the number of ESOP mental health practices in the Illinois.  

What is 1.  Midwest Counseling and Diagnostic. There are wellness practices listed as ESOPs but currently no mental health group practices.  

400

This is the meaning behind the butterfly in our MDC logo?

Bonus: This is person who came up with this logo?

What is Transformation. Who is Chris Ryba

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