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Banks, brokerages, and mutual fund companies offer IRA’s. Choose the one with the products and services you want for the lowest fees.
Get the Right IRA: What Investments, Services & Advice Do You Need?
Mutual Fund Fees Are Typically Your Biggest Expense.
If you invest your IRA savings in mutual funds, the fees mutual funds charge (typically a percentage of the savings invested in the fund) vary widely. Fees can be 0.2% or less or well over 1% per year. And the fees you pay are very important.
You can contribute up to $5,500 a year, less any contributions to 401(k)s and 403(b)s, if you earn that much from work. If over 50, you can contribute an additional $1,000. If over 70½, you can’t contribute.
Before age 59 ½, withdrawals get hit with a 10% “penalty tax” except:
Beginning at age 70 ½, you must make “Required Minimum Distributions” – so the government can finally tax that money.
The contribution limits are the same as in Traditional IRAs.
Before Age 59 ½
After age 59 ½, all withdrawals are free of tax.
Here is a video from Khan Academy that explains in more detail how an IRA works: