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  2. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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    Criminal law. Evidence. v. t. e. Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management and disposal of a person's estate during the person's life in preparation for a person's future incapacity or death. The planning includes the bequest of assets to heirs, loved ones, and/or charity, and may include minimizing gift ...

  3. Roth IRA - Wikipedia

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    A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account (IRA) under United States law that is generally not taxed upon distribution, provided certain conditions are met. The principal difference between Roth IRAs and most other tax-advantaged retirement plans is that rather than granting a tax reduction for contributions to the retirement plan, qualified withdrawals from the Roth IRA plan are tax-free ...

  4. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    A man expressing stress. In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. [1] Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Excessive amounts of stress, however, can increase the risk of strokes, heart ...

  5. Naturalistic observation - Wikipedia

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    Naturalistic observation, sometimes referred to as fieldwork, is a research methodology in numerous fields of science including ethology, anthropology, linguistics, the social sciences, and psychology, in which data are collected as they occur in nature, without any manipulation by the observer. Examples range from watching an animal's eating ...

  6. Scanlon plan - Wikipedia

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    The Scanlon Plan (SP) is a systematic approach to enhancing organizational effectiveness through a formal participation program and a financial bonus. It has met with varying degrees of success. The present study is an investigation of factors that account for this variation in success.

  7. 401(a) - Wikipedia

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    401 (a) In the United States, a 401 (a) plan is a tax-deferred retirement savings plan defined by subsection 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. [1] The 401 (a) plan is established by an employer, and allows for contributions by the employer or both employer and employee. [2] Contribution amounts, whether dollar-based or percentage-based ...

  8. Pension - Wikipedia

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    The 401(k) is the iconic self-funded retirement plan that many Americans rely on for much of their retirement income; these sometimes include money from an employer, but are usually mostly or entirely funded by the individual using an elaborate scheme where money from the employee's paycheck is withheld, at their direction, to be contributed by ...

  9. Psychological anthropology - Wikipedia

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    Psychological anthropology is an interdisciplinary subfield of anthropology that studies the interaction of cultural and mental processes.This subfield tends to focus on ways in which humans' development and enculturation within a particular cultural group—with its own history, language, practices, and conceptual categories—shape processes of human cognition, emotion, perception ...