When you close or take money
out of a retirement account before the guidelines allow it, you typically have to pay ordinary income tax, plus an early withdrawal penalty.
Not exact matches
Traditional and Roth IRAs are the most common secondary types
of retirement accounts, although you'll want to be sure you understand the ins and
outs of each
before opening and investing in either to make sure you don't get penalized.
If instead
of investing through a regular
account, they invest through a 401K, IRA or other
retirement account — the money gets taken
out of their check
before the income tax deduction.
I have made errors (Bre - X) but had taken enough
out to still realize capital gains
before the fraud was discovered.On the other hand I bought 10,000 shares
of CNQ in 1987 for 16.5 cents a share in my
retirement account (RRSP) and selling 1/2 a yr.
This is because you have more time to compound & grow your assets to make up the
out of pocket tax liablity
of contributing to a Roth versus a
before tax
retirement account.
I'm a big advocate
of maxing
out pre-tax
retirement accounts BEFORE putting EXTRA money into the loans (assuming they're at 5 % or 6 % which is what I often hear.
However I have done a lot
of options - weighing and have determined that with such a relatively low mortgage interest rate (after taxes yours is less than 4.5 % — mine's a bit lower) I am much better off to max
out my
retirement accounts before paying any extra on my mortgage.
«We don't ever want you to take money
out of a
retirement account,» he says, meaning
before you reach
retirement age.