Why Your Annual SERP Review Should Be Anti-Climactic

Your provider should be actively monitoring the market for your Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and talk with you as soon as any change might be needed. By Chris Jones, ChFC®, […]
5 Steps to Help Secure Your Executive Retirement

How saving, understanding SERPs, and vetting your providers can make or break your retirement plan. By Chris Jones, ChFC®, CLU® When my PARC Street Group colleagues and I use our […]
The Opportunity for CUs in NCUA’s New Succession Planning Rule

Make your succession plan strategic and give it ‘teeth’ to reap the benefits of stronger governance and more effective C-suite leadership. By Jennie Boden and Chris Jones, ChFC®, CLU® Also […]
A Short Guide to Compliance with the New Succession Planning Rule

Be sure to check all the right boxes while also tying your efforts to your strategy. By Jennie Boden and Chris Jones, ChFC®, CLU® Also read, “The Opportunity for CUs […]
Retention vs. Results: The Critical Differences Between SERPs and LTIPs

Understanding Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans and Long-Term Incentive Plans will help you use them effectively. In the complex world of executive compensation and talent management, distinguishing between various incentive and […]
Balancing Mission and Market: Navigating Executive Compensation in Credit Unions

Go From Assumptions to Alignment on Executive Pay Executive compensation represents one of the most critically important—and sensitive—discussions credit union boards and CEOs regularly face. They both want the same […]
The Best First Step Toward a Successful SERP May Surprise You

Go online to read about Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans and you’ll find articles about the key reasons credit unions and other organizations implement SERPs: To go beyond the limitations of […]
Why Indexed Universal Life Is Attractive (and Detrimental) for Executive Retirement Plans

Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance sounds like an executive’s retirement funding dream: a financial product with flexible premiums, the potential for market-linked growth, and a safety net for retirement. But […]
Expansion of Excise Tax on Excess Compensation

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), signed into law on July 4, 2025, expands the application of the 21% excise tax on excess compensation paid by tax-exempt organizations on: Remuneration […]
‘We’re Sorry’: The Retirement Bad News Letter No Executive Should Have to Get

Why some SERPs fail to deliver and how executives can protect themselves from avoidable retirement surprises. Have you ever gotten a letter telling you that your split-dollar Supplemental Executive Retirement […]