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We Consult and Redesign Every Year to Meet the Needs of Your Business and Family
It’s Not Just About Deductions, it’s About Value
We Rely 100% on Referrals for New Clients
- We don’t ‘sell’; we provide the best advice for the best client outcome every time.
Wealth is Accumulated Most When Taxes are Minimized
- Deferring income from your highest earning years will result in the most money in retirement.
Not All 401(k) Plans are Created Equal
- The plan may or may not allow employees to defer money from payroll.
- The plan may or may not allow participant loans.
- The plan may or may not allow employees to pick and choose their own investments.
- The plan sponsor may or may not have to enroll employees on the investment platform.
- The plan may or not have to cover all employees of all companies under common control.
- The plan may only require an employer contribution once per year.
- The plan may or may not allow employees to take a distribution at age 59 ½.
- The plan may or may not have the current spouse be the 100% default beneficiary.
- The plan may allow for non-traditional investments.
- The plan may allow for life insurance and annuity contracts.
- The plan’s 5500 may or may not require an independent auditor’s opinion when over 100 lives.
- The company may or may not require an independent auditor’s opinion when the 401k plan has over 100 lives. (We have a strategy for that)
Defined Benefit Plans
Traditional Defined Benefit Plan
- Previously common among large employers and unions. Now being phased out in the pension buyout market
- Employer bears all risks; investment, longevity, compliance, interest rate, etc.
Small Employer Defined Benefit/Profit Sharing Combo
- Provide maximum benefit to principal, minimum required benefit to staff
- Use Profit Sharing plan to provide required non-discriminatory staff benefits
- Although traditionally defined as annuity benefits, the defined benefit is commonly paid as lump sum cash out at retirement
Cash Balance Plan
- Same concept as Defined Benefit/Profit Sharing combo with a different look and feel
- Benefit described as a hypothetical account balance with a guaranteed interest accumulation
- Commonly used among firms where various equity partners of differing ages have different savings goals