Assets Related to Employment or Retirement: Examples




The types of assets disclosed in this Part of the report include:

  • deferred compensation;
  • defined benefit plan;
  • defined contribution plan (e.g., 401(k) plan, 403(b) plan, 457 plan, TIAA account);
  • employee stock ownership plan;
  • employee stock purchase plan;
  • employer stock obtained through employment (e.g., by exercising a stock option);
  • farm operated as a business (i.e., not a passive investment);
  • incentive stock option;
  • individual retirement account (IRA);
  • intellectual property;
  • investment fund created by an employer solely for employees;
  • phantom stock;
  • restricted stock;
  • restricted stock unit;
  • self-funded defined benefit plan;
  • split-dollar life insurance; and
  • stock appreciation right.