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Roth IRA

American  
  1. an individual retirement account in which investments are made with taxable dollars, but earnings are tax-free and withdrawals are tax-free after age 59 1/2.


Etymology

Origin of Roth IRA

1997; after William V. Roth, Jr., senator from Delaware

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A Roth IRA holds $170,000 of highfliers including Nvidia and SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

If it’s a Roth IRA, the distribution rules are different, and qualified distributions may be tax-free.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

She took advantage of workplace retirement matches and maxed out her Roth IRA every year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

At those tax rates, Roth IRA conversions could be smart.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth IRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

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