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Which ones would you recommend to an individual or company? [25 marks]
Under the provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,there should be a proper retirement plan and health plans in to give protection for employee.
The ERISA covers two major types of retirement plans for employees: Defined benefit plans and Defined contribution plans.
A Defined benefit plans provide promise to pay a fixed monthly payment after retirement, while the second plan only fix the monthly contribution from employee and employer side.
A Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP) is one of the simplest savings method for retirement, where employees are allowed to deposit on with tax advantage in their individual retirement accounts (IRAs), generally owned by individual.Employers can not set up SEP with direct deduction from Salary.
A 401(k) Plan allowed deferred cash deposit for retirement purpose.
A cash balance plan provides fixed benefit like in terms of a stated account balance.
I would recommend to have an individual retirement fund arrangement which have following benefits .