A nonqualified deferred compensation plan can reduce your taxable income, but there are risks to consider. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Salary deferral decisions for next year are impacted by the IRS’ 2026 contribution limit for qualified retirement plans and ...

The fight over deferred compensation for advisors who have left their firms has now spilled over to Merrill. A putative class action suit filed in federal court in North Carolina late last month ...

Deferred compensation allows individuals to delay receiving part of their income until a future date, often during retirement. This strategy is appealing for retirement savings and tax management, as ...

In big firms' fight to avoid paying deferred compensation to advisors who jump to rivals, much of the legal wrangling has centered on federal retirement law. But another factor is increasingly ...

With many Baby Boomer executives approaching retirement and wanting to save significantly more than permitted through qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation programs are increasingly ...

Financial advisors often opt for deferred compensation when they get hired, but they may be doing so without fully realizing that firms have ways of witholding that type of income. That's according to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed ...

The retirement needs of the typical U.S. worker can be well served by consistent participation in a payroll deferral 401(k) plan, with the potential to complement pre-tax savings with after-tax ...

Deferred compensation is a way for employees to reduce their tax burden while ensuring their economic security in their golden years. Deferred compensation plans with a long vesting period are ...

The Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program (WDC) offers employees a strategic way to save for retirement by allowing them to set aside a portion of their salary aside to be paid out at a later date, ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers leveraged deferred compensation contracts to gain $241.44 million in player value for 2026 while paying half that amount. With two World Series in the last four years and ...