Word: iras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...politicians have branded their name as well as the Republican Senator from Delaware, William Roth. Before him, Carter Glass and Henry Steagall did all right with their Depression-era banking laws. And Eugene Keogh has a legacy with the self-employed. But the Roth IRA is in a class of its own: the most hyped investor doodad for Everyman since mutual funds. Merrill Lynch says the Roth IRA is its most visible product, hands down. Run against Roth at home, and unless your name is 401(k), you don't have a shot...
...world suddenly gone sane. And one of the nicer features of peace in Northern Ireland, surely, is that we won't have to sit through any more Brad Pitt-as-an-IRA-hard-guy stinkers. A peace dividend never smelled so sweet...
...this year is to make sure, where possible, that you don't exceed income limits placed on things like the new Roth IRA and child tax credit. You will also want to pay close attention to the investments you have in taxable and tax-deferred accounts. The lower capital-gains tax rate, which came into play in '97, remains a major planning point going forward...
EDUCATION IRA Up to $500 per child per year may be put away tax-deferred for college expenses. The income limit is $150,000 for married taxpayers...
...ROTH IRA Named for its chief proponent, Senator William Roth of Delaware, this lets you put away as much as $2,000 a year of after-tax money in an IRA. When you retire, you can take the money out tax-free. Contributions are phased out for taxpayers with an annual income of $160,000. Existing IRAs can be converted to Roth IRAs for taxpayers making less than $100,000 a year...