This is no surprise given that investors are largely indifferent to pre-IPO compensation practices.

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It is now clear that because of these new plans, executive compensation has returned to its pre-recession levels and is headed higher.

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Incentive compensation awards will be based on pre-determined performance goals that can be measured.

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The new normal with respect to executive compensation appears to be very similar to the pre-recession normal.

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By contrast, real hourly compensation first rose to 105.1 percent of its pre-recession level but has since dropped to 98.3 percent.

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It is also offering compensation of differing amounts to UK and Canada-based customers who had pre-ordered the tablet before its 26 October launch expecting to receive it on Friday, only to be disappointed.

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Some ways to do that are to max out pre-tax deductions in your 401(k), defer current income with deferred compensation, and delay your bonus (if your employer allows this) to 2014 instead of taking it in the current year.

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Some remarkable research by our sister paper, Financial News, found that in a sample of eight of the biggest investment banks and investment banking divisions of universal banks, the compensation paid over the past five years amounted to 2.6 times the pre-tax profits earned.

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