An example plan. Dana runs a one-person consulting firm. Every figure comes from the same engine as your estimate.

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Setup / Step 4 of 9

Review and sign your plan.

These documents create the plan and its trust. Here is what they say in plain terms. Read the full text of each before you sign.

Your plan at a glance

Plan name
Rivera Advisory LLC Cash Balance Plan
Starts
January 1, 2026. Plan years run with the calendar.
Sponsor
Rivera Advisory LLC
Trustee and plan administrator
You. You decide, sign and file; we prepare everything and remind you when it’s due.
Who is covered
You, and your spouse if the business later pays them.
Pay credit
An amount added to your account each year, sized to reach the IRS limit by retirement age. $228,420 for 2026.
Interest credit
The actual return on the plan’s investments, gains and losses alike.
Floor when paid out
Never less than the total of your pay credits. If losses leave the account short, the business makes up the difference.
Retirement age
62
Vesting
Immediate. Every dollar is yours from the start.
Each year
The business contributes at least the minimum the actuary sets, including in a lean year. A plan is meant to be permanent. For 2026: $223,052.