| Cliff Vesting |
 A type of vesting that occurs entirely at a specified time rather than gradually.
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Until the specified time there is no vesting, at which point the benefit becomes fully vested. For example if an employee contributes to an employer-matched pension plan, the employer's contributions become property of the employee all at once rather than gradually.
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Introductory Tour through Retirement Plans - Here you will find tutorials that are each devoted to one the most common retirement plans, explaining how to establish, fund, and then take distributions from it. |
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