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  individual retirement account

  noun

  a savings plan that offers tax advantages to an individual depositor to set aside money for retirement. IRA
• Individual Retirement Account
  Individual Retirement Account

  A retirement plan. The “traditional” IRA allows individuals to contribute pretax earnings up to a maximum yearly allowance and to defer income taxes until the money is withdrawn after retirement. The “Roth” IRA allows individuals to contribute aftertax earnings and pay no taxes on future withdrawals. In contrast to a 401(k) plan, an IRA is funded entirely by the individual tax payer.

individual retirement account

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noun

1. a savings plan that offers tax advantages to an individual depositor to set aside money for retirement. IRA

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Individual Retirement Account Cultural  

1. A retirement plan. The “traditional” IRA allows individuals to contribute pretax earnings up to a maximum yearly allowance and to defer income taxes until the money is withdrawn after retirement. The “Roth” IRA allows individuals to contribute aftertax earnings and pay no taxes on future withdrawals. In contrast to a 401(k) plan, an IRA is funded entirely by the individual tax payer.

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In this week’s Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, Gordon Gottsegen explained how he corrected a tax-related mistake he made when contributing to an individual retirement account.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

Last year’s law also introduced a new type of individual retirement account called a Trump account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Vanguard researchers found that 6.7% of the firm’s individual retirement account holders age 73 and up had missed taking their RMDs in 2024.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

Ms. Phipps, 72, said that her annual income consisted of money withdrawn from an individual retirement account, about $50,000 from Social Security and $20,000 from a pension.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

Last month, given the choice of putting money into my individual retirement account or spending it on a French brass clock, it took about 45 minutes to choose the latter course.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

I have about $150,000 in an Individual Retirement Account and about $2,000 in a money-market account.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

The company on Tuesday is initiating signups for a retirement program, where customers can sock savings into an Individual Retirement Account, something better known as an IRA.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

The regulator clarified that brokers have to comply with the rules when they transfer customers to an Individual Retirement Account from another retirement account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2019

She drew on a Roth Individual Retirement Account, not a traditional I.R.A., and did not have to pay early withdrawal penalties.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2019

John Jackson, 66, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to an Individual Retirement Account when he worked as a manager.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2017