Understanding Essential Concept Of IRAs:

IRA (Individual Retirement Account) provides either tax deferred or tax free ways for maximizing your retirement savings. Depending on your financial motives you can choose from traditional IRA or Roth IRA.

Traditional IRA allows pre tax contributions, within contribution limits up to $5000 each year, and $6000 after passing 50 years, withdrawals from traditional accounts are taxed, and requires some minimum distributions, and all withdrawals has to be made by 70 ½ years. But in Roth IRA contributions has to be made with after tax funds, and withdrawals cum growth on your contribution can be availed tax free, thus in a way reduces your tax liability, you can withdraw your money at 591/2 years, and in case of emergency you can withdraw your contribution from your Roth IRA without any extra penalty charged, but in case your account is less than five years old then 10% penalty will be charged. As after five years both earnings and contributions become almost equal thus subjected to no more taxation or penalty.

Roth IRA was specially created back in 1997 for helping middle class Americans. But it has its income limitations like your income shouldn’t cross $110,000 and $160,000 if you apply along with your partner. Avail services of one certified financial advisor, for making the decision of to choose which IRA? 

It is always recommended to make the maximum contribution for the current year before moving on to the next tax year so that appropriate funding is made to the retirement account. So anytime after November to the 15th of April one can go ahead and make the contribution. You can get all the information on Roth IRA from the online websites easily. you just need to search the most reliable website online.