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The Three Types of Non-Qualified Retirement Plan

by RobertRNorris on Jun 29, 2011

Qualified retirement plans are plans that meet the criteria of the Internal Revenue code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; hence is allowed certain tax advantages. On the other hand, non-qualified retirement plans do not meet the criteria; but since there is no need to confine themselves to the codes, it creates much more flexibility where setting benefits and timing payouts are concerned. While individuals can create their own non-qualified retirement plan, most of the time, they are created by the employers. There are basically three types of non-qualified retirement plans available: annuities, deferred compensation plans, and savings accounts.

Annuities are basically contracts with insurance companies. They are investment plans that can be both a qualified retirement plan, or vice versa. In the case of being non-qualified annuities, one can contribute large amounts of savings, tax-deferred, until the age of 50½. The only tax that is required to be...Read More >>



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