An IRA is…

March 16th, 2009

An IRA is an investment account that has tax advantages; IRAs permit you to put in pre-tax dollars for investment. When you take the money out, you are taxed at the prevailing tax rate. Thus, it makes sense for people to wait to withdraw the money until they retire and have a lower tax rate (because they are earning less than they used to).

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