Personal Finance News Friday 4/5

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5 Roth IRA Rules You Need to Know

By Dan Caplinger/Motley Fool     

 

A Roth IRA can be your most powerful tool in saving for retirement. But to take advantage of this amazing wealth-building strategy, you need to be familiar with all the Roth IRA rules that define whether you can use it and how to make the most of it. Let's take a look at the five most important Roth IRA rules to keep in mind.

Rule 1: Too much income means no Roth for you.
The first rule to keep in mind is that some people aren't allowed to contribute to a Roth. For 2013, single filers with more than $127,000 in what's known as modified adjusted gross income can't make any contribution to a Roth, while those with incomes between $112,000 and $127,000 are stuck with reduced contributions. For joint filers, the similar limits are $178,000 and $188,000.

Rule 2: The amount you can contribute just went up.
Roth contribution limits are indexed for inflation, and in 2013, they went up. Now, you can put $5,500 into your Roth IRA, and if you're 50 or older, you can add another $1,000 on top of that. If you haven't made a contribution for 2012 yet, you still have until April 15 to do so -- the limits for last year are $5,000 and $6,000, respectively.   

To read the entire article from Dan Caplinger/Motley Fool:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/04/04/5-roth-ira-rules-you-need-to-know.aspx  

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