Method for hedging one or more liabilities associated with a deferred compensation plan and for recordkeeping information of such a hedge

A method of finance implemented on a computer system utilizing a software program, comprising:

• recording, by the computer system through a first software program, information relating to a total return swap between a party sponsoring a non-qualified deferred compensation plan and a counterparty, in hedging a deferred compensation liability associated with the non-qualified deferred compensation plan;
• receiving, by the computer system through a second software program, based at least in part on a selection by a participant of the non-qualified deferred compensation plan, a notional investment allocation of deferred compensation attributable to the participant;
• recording, by the computer system through a third software program, the notional investment allocation of deferred compensation attributable to the participant;
• recording, by the computer system through a fourth software program, deferred compensation information attributable to the participant;
• calculating, by the computer system through a fifth software program, based, in part, on the selected notional investment allocation and the deferred compensation information, from the recorded information about the total return swap, a total return to track the selected notional investment allocation;
• receiving, by the computer system through a sixth software program, from the counterparty to the party sponsoring the non-qualified deferred compensation plan the calculated total return that tracks the selected notional investment allocation.