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*NEW* Alternative to the Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan written by William L. MacDonald.
Mr. MacDonald discusses how to reduce the costs of 401(k) plans by redirecting contributions to highly compensated employees
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Relief and Guidance on Corrections of Certain Failures of a Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan to Comply with §409A.
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Five Critical Issues Facing Directors of Public Companies Today 2010 written by Bill Pollock.
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Managing the Health of Your Retirement written by William L. MacDonald. Physicians of non-profit hospitals are at a disadvantage over their for-profit colleagues when it comes to retirement planning. From the October 2009 issue of Physicians News Digest.
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The Age of Prosperity Is Over: This administration and Congress will be remembered like Herbert Hoover written by Arthur Laffer. Featured in the Wall Street Journal.
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The Value of Pragmatism: How to Evaluate and Select Nonqualified Plan Providers and Add Transparency to the Process written by William MacDonald and Bo Lee
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Ten Things You Should Do Now To Get Maximum Value From Your Deferred Compensation Plan In 2008 And Beyond written by William MacDonald.
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Learn to Speak Nonqualified Deferred Compensation - A Guide to Understand what you need to know and why by William L. MacDonald
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Benefits Limits for Qualified Plans as Adjusted for the Cost of Living:
Updated for 2009 limits
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Tax Cuts Don't Boost Revenues written by Justin Fox. Featured in Time Magazine online.
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The (Tax) War Between the States written by By Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore. Featured in the Wall Street Journal online.
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Talking to Arthur Laffer about taxes, taxes, taxes and Barack Obamawritten by Justin Fox. Featured in Time Magazine online.
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Ten Things You Should Do By Year-End To Get Maximum Value!
Deferred Compensation Legislation (409A) - A Quick Guide to Improve the Results
of Your Nonqualified Plan.
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Funding Nonqualified Benefit Plans: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Insurance [PDF]

Top-Hat Plans [PDF]

A Guide to Deferred Compensation Arrangements Under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 - December 2004 [PDF]

Deferred Compensation Legislative Update - May 11, 2004 [PDF]

Memorandum No. TRS-20040129 [PDF]

New IRS Split-Dollar Life Insurance Ruling Changes Popular Executive Retirement Perk [PDF]

House Ways and Means Committee Approves New Deferred Compensation Rules [PDF]

Analysis of House and Senate Deferred Compensation Proposals [PDF]

New Directions in Executive Benefits Design