IRAs: Roth or Traditional?
The question comes up pretty often: when contributing to an IRA, should you choose the Roth or Traditional? I often approach this question in general with my recommended “Order of Contributions”:
- Contribute enough to your employer-provided retirement plan to get the company matching funds. So if your employer matches, for example, 50% of your first 5% of contributions to the plan, you should at least contribute 5% of your income to the plan in order to receive the matching funds.
- Maximize your contribution to a Roth IRA. For 2015 that is $5,500, or $6,500 if you are age 50 or