Personally Established Retirement Accounts

These days, almost anyone can open personal, tax$-$sheltered retirement accounts whether or not they're enrolled in a plan at work. Terms and provisions vary among plans, so it pays to do some homework before deciding which is best for your circumstances and goals. To help you focus on the aspects of different plans, answer the following questions.

Alison is a small$-$business owner. She wants to create a profit$-$sharing or money$-$purchase retirement plan. What type of plan is Alison most likely going to open?

Keogh

SEP$-$IRA

Madeline wants to open a personal retirement account. She is willing to take the tax hit now in order to enjoy tax free withdrawals when she retires. What plan would you recommend?

Roth IRA.

Traditional IRA.

Eileen is a small$-$business owner. She wants to create a retinement plan and does not intend to contribute to it during years in which the business experiences a loss. What type of plan is Eileen most likely going to open?

Keogh

SEP$-$IRA

Amy is $28$ years old and opened a traditional IRA when she was $25.$ Amy earns less than $$100,000$ per year. Her contribution for this year is $$6,000.$

This contribution is made entirely with:

after$-$tax dollars.

pretax dollars.