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What is a Matching Contribution?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, vesting, fringe benefits, employer match, ERISA, Highly Compensated Employees (HCEs), top-heavy, employer contributions, golden handcuffs,

What is the Difference Between a Thrift Savings Plan and Other Retirement Plans?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, 401(k), matching contributions, flat contribution, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP),

What Are the Contribution Limits For My Thrift Savings Plan?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, employer contributions, matching contributions, employee deferrals, 401(k) plans, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP),

What is a Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plan?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, profit margin, employee benefits, employer contributions, maximum allowable contributions, matching, salary deferrals,

What Are the Contribution Deadlines for My SIMPLE IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, tax filing extension, tax filing deadline, matching contributions,

How Does Vesting Work?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, vesting, employer match, cliff vesting, graduated vesting, employer contributions,

What are the Vesting Rules for My Keogh Plan?

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Keywords: retirement accounts, vesting, cliff vesting, graduated vesting, employer contributions, matching contributions, profit-sharing plan, QACA, Keogh,

What is a SIMPLE IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, employee benefits, safe harbor plans, matching contributions, safe harbor 401(k)s,

What are the Contribution Deadlines for My Self-Employed 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, catch-up contributions, tax filing deadline, self-employed individuals,

What is a Thrift Savings Plan?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, RMDs, employer match, employer contributions, Roth 401(k), after-tax contributions, life annuity, before-tax, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP),

What are the 403(b) Contribution Limits?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, 401(k)s, catch-up contributions, 15-year rule, service-based catch-up,

How is a 457 Plan Different From a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, catch-up contributions, nonprofit, Form 5500, government employees, nonprofit employees,

What are the 457 Plan Contribution Limits?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, saving for retirement, Top Hat Plan, 3 year catch-up,

What are the IRA Contribution Limits?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, catch-up contributions, deduction limits, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI),

What Are the Contribution Limits for My SIMPLE IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, saving for retirement, employer contributions, employee contributions,

What are the 401(k) Contribution Limits?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, contribution limits, top-heavy testing, NHCEs, cost-of-living adjustments, excess contributions,

What if the Matching Contribution for My 401(k) is in Company Stock?

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Keywords: retirement accounts, vesting, Enron, lockdowns, blackouts, ESOP,

What does Bid Mean?

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Keywords: trading, bid and ask prices, investment basics, market makers,

What’s a 403(b) Plan?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, nonprofit, maximum allowable contributions, TSA,

What was the Best Day for the Markets?

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Keywords: market statistics, market performance, risk tolerance, volatility,

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