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 […]
Performance and 8 Other Factors That Should Inform Executive Compensation Decisions

Why effective CEO compensation requires more than benchmarks and how credit unions can anchor pay decisions in performance and mission. Pay is not just a management tool—it’s a message to […]
PARC Street Consultants Share Exec Benefits / Compensation Expertise and Demonstrate Radical Service At 2025 Governmental Affairs Conference

Visit our expanding team and hear our latest news at booth #428. Syosset, NY—Feb. 26, 2025—The highly experienced executive benefits and compensation consultants from PARC Street Partners and PARC Compensation […]
Durability: Will Your Executive Benefits Plan Retain Its Value Over Time?

Why durability matters in SERP design and how whole life structures reduce volatility and long-term risk. Good household budgeters often estimate expenses on the high side and revenue on the […]
Projecting Your Retirement Income? Be Thorough

A conversation about SERPs with ‘Jim,’ CEO of a $1.5 billion credit union. For over a decade, I’ve talked with credit union leaders about their financial futures, retirement and how […]
What You See Might Not Be What You Get With Certain Retirement Plans

Understanding the hidden variables in IUL SERPs and how sequence of returns risk can distort projected retirement income. When planning for retirement, it’s easy to focus on how much you’re […]
21% Tax on 457(f) and Split Dollar Plans

How the 21% excise tax impacts 457(f) plans and split dollar arrangements and what credit unions should evaluate. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), an excise tax […]