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Your Money: Check out the benefits of a Defined Benefit Plan

Michael Baron
Apr 30, 2019
Apr 30, 2019

Sunset sunrise on the farm with silos — Summer is sliding into fall on the farm.
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Dear Michael: We have been reading your articles on setting up a pension plan. What type of a plan is this?

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Michael Baron provides estate planning guidance at Great Plains Diversified Services in Bismarck, North Dakota. Email him at KeeptheFamilyFarm@gmail.com.