Category: IRA
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Lending Club Self-Directed IRA
Lending Club offers a self-directed no-fee IRA. This will allow you to invest your IRA money in any investment that is approved by the U.S. government to be held in an IRA. They would probably prefer you to invest in Lending Club notes, which have average 9.6% returns, but you have the option of investing…
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Obama Automatic IRA Proposal
As part of Obama’s middle-class plan he includes a proposal for an automatic IRA. This has been proposed before but it has never been implemented. Here are a few details of this plan. Under the plan certain companies that do not currently offer a retirement plan would be required to enroll their employees in an…
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Income Limits on Roth IRA Conversions Set to End
Currently if you earn over $100,000 you are not eligible to convert your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 abolished the income limit and the change will take effect as of Jan. 1,2010. The government has also included a one-time option to spread your tax payment…
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2009 Roth IRA Contribution Limits
With a new year comes a new limit for contributions, however 2009 will have the same contribution limits as 2008. This will be the first year that contribution limits will be based on inflation but 2009 will have the same limits as 2008. For 2009, the contribution limit for Roth IRAs will be $5,000 for…
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Contribution to Non-Deductible Traditional IRA
In 2010, the income rules for Traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversions will be lifted. It’s known as the 2010 Traditional IRA conversion loophole and it will let anyone get themselves a Roth IRA if they are patient and willing. The current rule states that anyone with income greater than $100,000 cannot convert a Traditional…
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Retirement Account Catch-Up Rules
Catching up is hard to do, unless you’re talking retirement savings and you have the power of the US Government behind you. The contribution limits for various retirement accounts are increased if you are over the age of 50 and you can use them to your advantage if you didn’t contribute as much in your…
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Contributing to a Non-Deductible Traditional IRA
If you earn over a certain amount, the Roth IRA option isn’t available to you, you’re left to go after the Traditional IRA. If you participate in a 401(k), you can’t even deduct the contributions to a Traditional IRA. So, why would anyone ever contribute to a non-deductible Traditional IRA? If you did, you’d be…
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Rolling Over Your 401(k) To Vanguard
I’ve rolled over two 401(k)’s into a Rollover IRA at Vanguard and both times the process was absolutely painless. If you’re thinking about taking advantage of Vanguard’s low fee index funds, and other mutual funds, then I think that rolling over a 401(k) is a great way to do it. The process is pretty easy…
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Spousal IRA Explained
If you’re a stay at home mom or dad, you can make a deductible IRA contribution (or non-deductible if you opt for a Roth) of up to $5,000 for 2008 if you file a joint return and your working partner/spouse has enough earned income to cover the contribution. That’s right, even if you don’t personally…