The Wall Street Journal ran a great piece in December about the
huge disparity between the average worker's retirement plan and
that of those working in the C-Suite. According to the Journal,
25% of the top executives at America's largest companies
actually made money on their retirement plans in 2008. Did you?
You're probably wondering right about now how they did it
considering your 401(k) account probably dropped about 20% last
year. It's simple - guaranteed returns. As if it's not enough
that CEOs make 300 times more than the average worker, corporate
boards also feel compelled to guarantee executives huge
retirement packages. It's pure poppycock if you ask me. (Before
you retire, read Five Retirement Questions Everyone Must
Answer.)  Deferred Compensation One of the companies written
about in the article was Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA), whose executive
vice-president, Stephen Burke, made $7.4 million in interest in
2008 from his deferred compensation, which totaled $71 million
at the end of 2008. Burke was ab