Roth IRA

A Roth IRA is a retirement account. Once you fund the account, you still have to choose an investment, whether you buy individual stocks, an index fund, bonds, shares in a real estate investment trust, or just leave it in cash. With a Roth IRA, you're dealing with after-tax cash. The nice thing about the Roth IRA is that the cash grows tax-free forever, there are some estate-planning benefits, and you can use the cash to pay for medical bills and tuition before you turn 59 1/2. Learn more here about Roth IRAs.

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New Changes For Roth IRAs

Added March 20, 2009 by Ilyce R. Glink

A law signed in 2006 brings changes to Roth IRA law. While the amount you earn to open up a Roth IRA will not change, anyone can open a non-deductible IRA account, contribute to it and convert it to a Roth IRA in 2010. Whether you’re looking at a Roth or traditional IRA, you should never cap the amount you save for retirement.

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