Timothy R. Lee, ASA, Managing Director at Mercer Capital, recently authored the whitepaper, “Analyzing Financial Projections as Part of the ESOP Fiduciary Process.” This whitepaper, which serves as an Appraisal Review Practice Aid for ESOP Trustees, focuses on the use of financial projections in ESOP Valuations, for the use (or misuse) of financial projections is often the most direct cause of over- or under-valuation in ESOPs.