Non-Qualified Plan Rules and Options

Free CFP Exam lesson in Retirement Savings and Income Planning. 15 min read, ~2,289 words.

No contribution limits, no nondiscrimination testing, no ERISA protection: participants are unsecured creditors. Rabbi trust: assets exposed to creditors = tax deferral preserved. Secular trust: assets protected from creditors = taxed immediately. Section 409A: elections before the year, distributions limited to 6 events, no acceleration. Violation = 20% penalty +...

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