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SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION (SEP)

An individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity which may accept an expanded rate of contributions from one or more employers. Any investment earnings grow tax-deferred until withdrawn, and it is owned by the employee, who may also be self-employed.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP INSURANCE

Insurance on the life of the sole proprietor of a business. Sole proprietorship insurance is used either to pay the salary of someone hired to run the business after the owner's death, or to compensate the owner's family for the loss of potential income due to the failure of the business after the owner's death or disability.

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