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The internal revenue service has announced the 2011 contribution limitation
for retirement plans. All the 2010 contribution limitations remain unchanged
for the year 2011.

Retirement Plan
2010 Amount
2011 Amount

Maximum salary deferral allowed for 401(k), 403(b) and SAR-SEP plans
$16,500
$16,500

Catch-up contribution limit for 401(k), 403(b) and SAR-SEP plans
$5,500
$5,500

Annual additions dollar limit for defined contribution plans
$49,000
$49,000

Maximum Salary deferral allowed for SIMPLE plans
$11,500
$11,500

Catch-up [...]

Investing for your retirement is one of the best resolutions you can have, because it will help you during the period where you need more financial help. Traditional IRA and Roth IRA are some of the vehicles that you can consider for your retirement savings. For more options for your retirement please look at the [...]

Rolling your 401k to roth IRA will result in a taxation at the current tax rate. Instead it would be beneficial if you convert your 401k to a traditional IRA.
If you wanted to roll your 401k to a roth ira the best route would be to convert the 401k into a traditional IRA and then [...]

The following shows the IRA contribution limits for the various years. IRA
contribution limits for 2009 and beyond would be adjusted based on the inflation
and IRS will release this information at later time. These limits would apply
to both traditional IRA and roth IRA.

IRA Contribution Limits

Traditional IRA is a personal savings plan that gives you tax advantages for setting aside money for retirement.

Contributions you make to a traditional IRA may be fully or partially deductible, depending on your circumstances and
Generally, amounts in your traditional IRA (including earnings and gains) are not taxed until distributed.

A traditional IRA can be converted to a Roth IRA by:
Rollover - A distribution from a traditional IRA can be contributed to a Roth IRA within 60 days after distribution.
Trustee-to-trustee transfer - The financial institution holding the traditional IRA assets will provide directions on how to transfer those assets to a Roth IRA with another [...]

Yes, individuals can contribute to a traditional IRA whether or not they are covered by another retirement plan. However, they may not be able to deduct all of their contributions if they or their spouses are covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan. [Note that contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible and income limits [...]

An individual retirement arrangement, or IRA, is a personal savings plan which allows you to set aside money for retirement, while offering you tax advantages. You may be able to deduct some or all of your contributions to your IRA. Amounts in your IRA, including earnings, generally are not taxed until distributed to you. IRA’s [...]