I see both sides. After all, greed used to be good? How do you motivate the City high-flyers otherwise?

A good incentive pay scheme can motivate employees to work better for your business. A badly thought-out scheme, on the other hand, can be divisive and demoralising.

 

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=454540>

 

Paper traders are paper traders whether they have two or one leg in...

 

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777887,00.html>

 

The UAW puts more thought into pit falls that wall street, now thats funny.

 

http://bankbonuses.info/>

 

It would seem in Kansas you get paid by the Bank to open a checking account, its called a Bonus who knew.

 

Value	Bank name	Account name & bonus terms	Expires on
$200	Wainwright Bank	Value Checking Account	unknown
$200	Metropolitan National Bank	free checking account, direct deposit	unknown
$150	San Diego National Bank	Direct deposit, online bill pay, Check Card signature purchase	unknown
$150	Park National Bank	direct deposit, online bill pay, check card signature purchase	unknown
$150	Pacific National Bank	direct deposit, online bill pay, check card signature purchase	unknown
$150	Cal National Bank	direct deposit, online bill pay, check card signature purchase	unknown
$100	Sovereign Bank	open Sovereign Premier Checking or Interest Checking, make 6 CheckCard purchases	2/27/09
$100	Washington Mutual	checking account	3/28/09
$100	Citibank	Citibank Account or Citibank Everything Counts Account relationship packages	4/30/09
$100	UFB Direct	checking, savings, etc	unknown
$75	HSBC	Plus Checking Account	12/31/09
$75	Americas Credit Union	Checking Direct or Choice Checking account with Direct Deposit, can join through AUSA	unknown
$50	Bank of America	Checking Account	2/27/09
$50	ING Direct	Electric Orange, make 3 purchases with Electric Orange Card	unknown
$50	ING Direct	Electric Orange	unknown
$50	Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust	Classic Checking	unknown
$50	Everbank	for closing a 4.51% checking account	unknown
$50	Christian Community Credit Union	checking account, direct deposit	unknown
$50	Bank of America	checking account	unknown
$50	Amboy Direct	eSavings account	unknown
$45	Principal Bank	direct deposit of $200 or more, use bill pay	unknown
$25	HSBC	Choice Checking Account	1/31/09
$25	Citibank	Ultimate Savings Account	1/31/09
$25	ETrade Bank	Complete Savings Account	2/25/09
$25	Citibank	open Ultimate Money Account with $100 minimum opening deposit and link it to the new checking account	3/31/09
$25	ING Direct	New Account for Women's Day Readers	6/30/09
$25	Salem Direct	eOne account with direct deposit	unknown
$25	Principal Bank	direct deposit	unknown
$25	GE	GE Interest Plus	unknown
$25	MB Financial	checking account, automatic debit; Eligibility - local deal	unknown
$20	U.S. bank	link Cash Bonus Check Card to a Speedpass key tag & buy gas at a Exxon or Mobil with the key tag	2/28/09

 

Wow... Unlimited earning potential from opening new checking accounts.

 

Bonuses are great if the benefit precieved by the Bank is in fact good for the share holders.

JW