Brand equity is the added value that a company gains from sales of products with recognizable and admired names, from a company that's trusted and appreciated.

Equity is the total dollar amount of shareholder/investor capital in the business. For example, if a company has $1,000,000 in net income and shareholder equity of $2,000,000, the ROE is 50 percent.

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And Chew does not dismiss these criticisms. For example, he acknowledges Enron as a rather conspicuous example of the potential downside of equity-oriented compensation plans.