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Q.What is an IRA?

A.In 1974, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) created was is commonly known today as the IRA, an Individual Retirement Account as a tax-free investment vehicle to grow retirement savings. If you contribute $4,000 a year to a tax-advantaged account (an IRA), and assume an 8% compound interest rate of return for 30 years, your IRA would be worth $449,133.



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