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What’s the Deal with Cash Balance Plans?

…a quick journey into how cash balance plans work. Cash Balance Plan Basics A cash balance plan is a defined benefit plan. Defined benefit (DB) plans can be complicated. So, let’s start with a different kind of plan—the defined contribution (DC) plan—and then compare the…

Better Together: 401(k) and Cash Balance Plans

…a promised retirement benefit. For that reason, cash balance plans are most popular among smaller, well-established businesses that have significant and consistent cash flow. For example, generally, cash balance plans work best for professional groups or closely held family corporations with strong profit margins (e.g.,…

IRS SECURE 2.0 “Grab Bag” Guidance – Cash Balance Plans

…credits may do so prospectively, so long as they do not reduce a participant’s “accumulated benefit” (that is, the balance in the participant’s cash balance account) “determined as of the end of the interest crediting period that includes the applicable amendment date.” In other words,…

Cash Balance

…more than $150,000 annually to a Cash Balance plan. A 60-year-old can contribute more than $260,000. The actual amount depends on your income and age. You can also pair a Cash Balance plan with a traditional 401(k) to reward key executives and provide even more…

Cash Balance 101

It’s the time of year when your clients may be looking for opportunities for greater tax deductions. A cash balance plan could be the answer – but – how do you know if your client is the right fit for this solution? How do you…

Cash Balance Solutions

…beyond number crunching to better understand the unique dynamics of your organization and how your cash balance plan can be maximized to best achieve your goals. Learn more about our Cash Balance Plan Solutions. Click on the thumbnail below to read each Cash Balance piece….

Aligning Plan Design with Client Goals

…They can have modest limits on contributions or can go up to multiple six figures in DB and cash balance plans. The key driver here is that unless a client is simply focused on the least expensive way to offer any sort of “retirement benefit,”…

Maximizing an Owner’s Retirement Benefit

…it’s important to note that annual contributions to fund their results are mandatory, not discretionary. A Cash Balance plan is something of a hybrid. It has the mandatory provisions of a Defined Benefit plan, but provides an accumulated balance like a Defined Contribution plan –…

To Roth or Not to Roth?

A compelling feature of a 401(k) type retirement plan has always been the opportunity to contribute money from your current income on a pre-tax basis today – let it work for you over the years – and then pay taxes on the accumulated balance as…