You hear about them all the time...Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, other retirement plans and so on. But what are they and how do they benefit you? We talk with Samantha Sloan from 49 Financial about different retirement plans in this episode.
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A few disclaimers:
[07:56] “… employers will…whatever you put in there they will match that at 3%”
Comment: not all employers match at 3%, some match at either lower or higher rates. There are also maximum contribution limits.
[16:59] “you can access the principle, but not the earnings, that’s the difference there”
Comment: this is referring to a Roth IRA. Also, potentially any amount may be accessed from any type of IRA plan, but may be subject to a pre-retirement withdrawal penalty.
[24:05] talking about 403(b) plans “it’s a form of 401k, it’s kind of a branch of that? Yeah, its more used in a supplemental manner, so an annuity is also what it could be …kind of in the vehicle of…”
Comment: The main difference between the two is the type of employer sponsoring the plans—401(k) plans are offered by private, for-profit companies, whereas 403(b) plans are only available to nonprofit organizations and government employers. 403(b) plans used to be limited to annuities (they used to be called tax-sheltered annuities) . This restriction was removed in 1974 and can now also invest in certain open-end mutual funds.
For 401(k)’s, the percentage of contribution matching varies by employer. See IRS.gov for details on plan types, contributions, and distributions.