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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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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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Intel Severance Package: Your Complete Guide & Action Plan

Cordant Wealth Partners

If you are eligible for and have significantly contributed to Intel’s deferred compensation plan, there can be significant tax implications for retiring before January 15th if you have elected to have your deferrals (or some of your deferrals) be paid in the “year after retirement.”.

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Stock Options, Explained: Incentive Stock Options vs. Non-Qualified Stock Options

Carson Wealth

Given the variety of factors that come into play, proper tax planning considers prior year exercises and future exercises and dispositions.

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