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Intel SERPLUS: 2022 Open Enrollment Guide

Cordant Wealth Partners

What’s the Risk of the Intel SERPLUS Plan? As a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, your SERPLUS account is, by rule, an unsecured liability of Intel. This is the primary risk and the main drawback of participating in the deferred compensation plan. Your investment allocation in the SERPLUS account.

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Intel SERPLUS Elections 2020: 4 Steps to Consider Given the Recent Company Uncertainty

Cordant Wealth Partners

409(a) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans present one of these opportunities. As a participant in your company’s deferred compensation plan, you’ve become an unsecured creditor of your company. The Benefits of Deferred Compensation Plans. The Risks of Deferred Compensation Plans.

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Siemens Deferred Compensation Elections for Former Employees of Mentor Graphics: 4 Steps to Consider

Cordant Wealth Partners

Employees of what was formerly Mentor Graphics, now Siemens, may find that they are eligible for Siemens’ Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) and wonder if they should defer their salary and/or bonus into the plan. The Benefits of Deferred Compensation. The Risks of Deferred Compensation Plans. Let’s dive in.

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10 High-Income Tax Planning Strategies to Complete Before 2025: A Year-end Checklist

Harness Wealth

However, by 2026, the exclusion amount will revert back to its pre-2018 level of about $5 million (or around $7 million adjusted for inflation) per individual, unless new legislation is passed, or the TCJA is extended. In 2025, the lifetime gift tax exclusion will rise to $13.99 million ($27.98 million if you are married filing jointly).

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How Does Microsoft Compensation Work?

Cordant Wealth Partners

With all deferred compensation plans, it’s important to remember that they are unsecured liabilities and subject to the company’s credit risk. For more information on balancing the risks of deferred compensation plans, see our post, Three Risk Reduction Strategies for Deferred Comp Plans.

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Microsoft Compensation and Benefits Guide for 2021

Cordant Wealth Partners

With all deferred compensation plans, it’s important to keep in mind that they are unsecured liabilities and subject to the credit risk of the company. For more balancing the risks of deferred compensation plans, see our post Three Risk Reduction Strategies for Deferred Comp Plans. 10 years, 15 years, etc.),

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

She was awarded a JD in September 2018 and passed the California Bar Exam in February 2019. Over the last three years, he has assisted many clients with their life insurance needs, and with evaluating the value of insurance based compensation plans offered by employers for his clients.