Employee Contribution Plan

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Definition of 'Employee Contribution Plan'

A company-sponsored retirement plan where employees make deposits (contributions) to an account. Contributions are deducted from employee's pay; some companies match those payments.
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Investopedia explains 'Employee Contribution Plan'

Remember, you always own 100% of contributions that you make.
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'Employee Contribution Plan'

  • The Defined-Contribution Plan: A Flawed Concept

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/12/defined-contribution-flaws.asp
    ... funded" savings plan. If the employer provides a matching contribution and if the
    stock market goes up, things might work out just fine for employee number No. ...

  • Winners And Losers In Defined Contribution Plans

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Winners-And-Losers-In-Defined-Contribution-Plans-BKE-DV-PSSI-KSS-WMT-LIZ0911.aspx
    ... Winners If you're a Buckle employee, the last five years have been good ... Putting more
    than a fifth of your assets in your defined contribution plan has netted ...

  • Save Safely With The DB(k) Retirement Plan

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/10/dbk-plan.asp
    ... enrollment for all employees in the defined-contribution portion of the plan. The
    contribution level is initially set at 4% of the employee's pay, but ...

  • The Demise Of The Defined-Benefit Plan

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/06/DemiseofDBPlan.asp
    ... knows exactly what his or her benefits will be upon retirement, the only certainty
    in a defined-contribution plan is the amount that the employee contributes. ...

  • Thrift Savings Plan Helps Federal Workers Retire

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/thrift-savings-plan.asp
    ... transfer. Investment Risk Transferred to Employee The TSP is a defined-
    contribution plan with features similar to a 401(k) plan. ...

  • Is an employee eligible for an SEP if the plan has already been ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/sepeligible.asp
    ... In addition, if your plan requires that employees perform ... eligibility requirements,
    then an SEP contribution must be made to that employee's account for any ...

  • New Retirement Plan Limits For 2011

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/04/111004.asp
    ... contribution plan or SEP IRA, $49,000, $49,000. Annual benefit under a defined benefit
    plan, $195,000, $195,000. Compensation cap, $245,000, $245,000. Key Employee ...

  • 401(k) And Qualified Plans: Types Of Plans | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/retirementplans/qualifiedplan/qualifiedplan1.asp
    ... Plans (ESOPs) Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are a form of defined-contribution
    plan in which the investments are primarily in the employer's stock. ...

  • The 4-1-1 On 401(k)s

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/401k-info.asp
    ... (For related reading, see The Demise Of The Defined-Benefit Plan.) Contribution
    Limits For 2011, the maximum amount of compensation that an employee can defer ...

  • Job Hunting: Higher Pay Vs. Better Benefits

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/09/job-retirement-benefits.asp
    ... and the retirement plans under which an employee would be ... Building A Nest Egg.).
    Defined Contribution Vs ... Defined Benefit Plan If potential employer A offers a 401 ...

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