The basic investment vehicle for each of these plans is an IRA, and the investment restrictions apply equally to all types of IRAs.

Your SIMPLE-IRA account may buy or exchange any fund as long as the minimum initial and subsequent investment limits are met. To be eligible for ongoing SIMPLE-IRA salary deferrals or employer contributions, however, a fund must waive the investment minimums for SIMPLE-IRA customers. See a list of eligible Fidelity Funds and no load and no transaction fee funds from other well known fund companies.

SEPs are relatively uncomplicated retirement savings vehicles that allow employers to make contributions on a tax-favored basis to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) owned by the employees. SEPs are subject to minimal reporting and disclosure requirements. Under a SEP, you as the employee must set up an IRA to accept your employer's contributions. As a general rule, your employer can contribute up to 25 percent of your pay into a SEP each year, up to a maximum of $40,000.

You can establish an IRA and/or other retirement plan with a $100 minimum initial investment and an expressed intention to increase the investment to $1,500 within 12 months. Accounts may also be established with a $100 minimum initial investment and the establishment of automatic monthly investments of at least $100 withdrawn from your bank account monthly as specified through the Automated Clearing House.

Both plan designs provide the employer protection from top heavy rules as long as the employer makes the employer contributions required under these plan designs. SIMPLE 401(k) plans are exempt from top heavy rules. Safe harbor 401(k) plans are deemed to not be top heavy if operated within certain parameters. If the employer makes employer contributions in addition to the safe harbor contribution, the plan may not be deemed to not be top heavy for that given plan year.

My goal is to significantly out perform the broader market. Specifically, I want to help people make good profits with reasonable levels of volatility. I view myself as a conservative investor who believes that the old days of "buy, hold, and pray" are behind us. To be successful in today's market environment you need to have a trading system that really works and then follow it with no second guessing. I want to try to remove all of the emotion from my trading decisions.

Salary deferral contributions may be made up to 100% of compensation (not to exceed $10,000 for 2006 and $10,500 for 2007 for investors under age 50, $12,500 for 2006 and $13,000 for 2007 for investors age 50 and over). Match employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 3% of compensation to a maximum $10,000 for the 2006 plan year and $10,500 for the 2007 plan year, $12,500 for investors 50 years old or older in 2006 and $13,000 in 2007.

Employers having 100 employees or less and who do not maintain another retirement plan are eligible to establish a SIMPLE IRA. For more information on "eligible employees", reference IRS Publication 590 or IRS Publication 560.

The deadline for SIMPLE contributions is the tax filing deadline of the company, including extensions. For a previous year contribution, the SIMPLE plan must have been established by October 1 of the year for which the contribution is being made. For Agents and Brokers | Insurance Forums | About Us | Privacy/Legal | Contact Us | Site Map | Site Menu

Although there are broad federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) guidelines that guide all 20 local areas in Georgia, there is also great flexibility for local areas to develop policies and procedures that meet the unique needs of their communities. Please contact the One-Stop Center in your local workforce area to learn more about your particular local workforce system.

a) Yes, an IRA is subject to the required minimum distribution rules provided in section 401(a)(9). In order to satisfy section 401(a)(9) for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, the rules of Sec. Sec. 1.401(a)(9)-1 through 1.401(a)(9)-9 and 1.401(a)(9)-6 for defined contribution plans must be applied, except as otherwise provided in this section.

A rehired veteran must be permitted to make up missed contributions required to earn a benefit accrual for the military service period. Return to List of FAQs

An IRA account will be a cash account not a margin account. It means that you cannot borrow money to buy stocks. After a stock is sold, you have to wait for at least 3 days before you can use the proceeds to buy another stock. Or if you used the proceeds to buy another stock immediately, you will have to hold that stock for at least 3 days before you can sell it. We, at myIRAs.net will add an additional trading rule: never buy penny stocks. This includes pink sheet stocks and ob stocks.

Yes. You can select from a number of different parenting plans, each of which is written to address a variety of situations (long distance, restricted visitation, military service, etc).

Yes, individuals can contribute to a traditional IRA whether or not they are covered by another retirement plan. However, they may not be able to deduct all of their contributions if they or their spouses are covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan. [Note that contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible and income limits apply.] See Publication 590 for further information.

Provided the IRA document permits rollovers, almost any type of plan distribution can be rolled over into it.

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