With no work experience I can't talk about how I made
prior employers money, or how productive I am, or anything like that.
Not exact matches
Money from a Traditional
employer - sponsored plan, such as a Traditional 401 (k) that you had either
prior to or after your federal career;
Money from a Traditional IRA where you have been able to deduct your IRA contributions from your federal income tax (called a «Traditional deductible IRA»); and
Money from a Roth
employer - sponsored plan, such as a Roth 401 (k) that you had either
prior to or after your federal career.
The five - year rule applies to your account in each
employer's plan separately, except you get credit for
prior years if you roll
money from one plan to another.
Pros: Continue to save tax - deferred — Just like leaving your
money in your
prior employer's plan, your
money can continue to grow tax - deferred in the new plan.
However, if you have earned income or retirement
money to roll over from other plans, or you change to a new
employer and your retirement funds from your
prior employer have vested, you can open a self - directed retirement account, which gives you much more flexibility in what you can invest in.