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To Roth or Not?

August 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Retirement, Roth IRA

The newest retirement vehicle is a Roth 401k.  Like the Roth IRA, you contribute after tax dollars up to $15.5k/year into a retirement account and it comes out tax free when you retire.  Thus you are able to actually save more than in a regular 401k, depending on your tax bracket.  Not many companies offer [...]

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IRAs - golden eggs?

June 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Retirement, Roth IRA

I think this is a great article in the NY Times discussing different type of IRA retirement accounts.  So what are the different types of IRA?
There is a Roth IRA. It allows people under a certin income to contribute taxed dollars to a retirement account.  Currently the amount is $5k/annually, and will grow tax free [...]

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