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• An account that helps you plan for your retirement. It is also the best way to save for tomorrow. Retirement accounts include defined contribution plans (e.g. IRA, 401k, or profit sharing plans) and defined benefit plans (e.g. pension or cash balance plans).

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  Cite Definition for Retirement Accounts

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Retirement Accounts. (n.d.). Pocket Cents Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/retirement-accounts.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Retirement Accounts. www.mycreditunion.gov. Pocket Cents Glossary. National Credit Union Administration. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/retirement-accounts (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Retirement Accounts." Pocket Cents Glossary. National Credit Union Administration. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/retirement-accounts.

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