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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Sept 24-25)

Nerd's Eye View

From there, we have several articles on insurance and investment planning: Why the chair of the Senate Finance Committee has taken an interest in the private placement life insurance market. A new designation is available for advisors looking to serve clients with nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

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Intel SERPLUS: 2022 Open Enrollment Guide

Cordant Wealth Partners

Bonus : 1–75% of Bonus and Commission Income (APB, ICAP bonus, commissions). 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. Executive benefits, including deferred compensation plans, survived intact.

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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

Deferred Compensation Plans Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC) plans allow high-income earners to defer a portion of their income to a later date, such as retirement, when they may be in a lower tax bracket.

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

Sara Grillo

If their sole method of compensation is a product, and/or they are taking commissions, then in reality it is less likely they are embracing all the values that the standard requires. Commissions are opaque. But if they are acting in the capacity of a broker or agent then they are not bound to follow the fiduciary standard.

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Microsoft’s 401(k) Retirement Plan Details

Cordant Wealth Partners

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Undead Labs The Microsoft 401(k) plan is part of the comprehensive benefits offering that includes the Microsoft Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Microsoft Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.