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A qualified retirement plan set up by a corporation, labor union, government, or other organization for its employees. A business could offer a profit-sharing plan, a stock bonus plan, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a thrift plan, a target benefit plan, a money purchase pension plan, or a defined benefit plan.
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