Retirement Savings and Planning

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Contents

IRAs

General

What is an IRA?
What is the difference between a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and Rollover IRA?
Where can I open an IRA?

Contributions

How much can I contribute to an IRA?
What is the deadline for contributing to my IRA?
Should I contribute to a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA?
Can I convert my Traditional/Rollover IRA to a Roth IRA? Should I bother?
Can I mix my IRA contributions and rollovers from employer plans in the same account?

Distributions

When can I take money out of my IRA?
Am I required to take money out of my IRA?
I have more than one IRA, do I need to take a minimum required distribution from each of them?
What is the tax when I take a distribution from an IRA?

Employer retirement plans: 401(k), 403(b), SEP-IRA

Should I participate in my employer's retirement plan and if so, how much should I contribute?
How should I pick investments for my employer's retirement plan?
What is a SEP-IRA, and should I set one up for my business?
Can I rollover my 401(k) to an IRA?
I have a bunch of old 401(k) plans from old jobs, what should I do with them?

Retirement Planning

How much will I need to retire?
How much of my savings can I spend each year during retirement?

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