Deals & Offers for Retirement Accounts




 
It is not too late to open a Tradition IRA of Roth IRA.  The deadline to make contribution to your 2009 account is 4/15/10.  The contribution limit is $5,000 if you are under 50 years old.  The limit becomes $6,000 if you are over 50 years old.

The list of offers below are selected since they are easy to open and maintain.  Transactions are available online and relatively cheap comparing to the traditional brokerage firms.  We also include any promotions or bonuses available to each.  So if you know of any deals missing here, please do feel free to let us know.


Current Top IRA Deals
Product Product Description
Scottrade Scottrade $7/trade –This is for the people that like to have a simple barebone type of accounts.  The fee per online transaction is fixed at $7. This is the most popular selection amongst the staffs here at Money Economics.

IRA's Available: Traditional, Roth, Rollover, Education, and SEP.

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Expiration: unknown
Ameritrade Ameritrade Free Trades for 30 days + $100 free, $9.99/trade after – This is a nice deal whichever way you see it.  The minimum account opening balance is $2,000.  If you open your account with over $25,000, you will get the bonus $100 added within 30 days.

IRA's Available: Traditional, Roth, Rollover, Spousal, SEP, and SIMPLE.

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Expiration: 6/30/10
M&I Bank Sharebuilder $9.95/trade –This is a decent alternative with a fixed $9.95/trade fee.  The fee can drop to as low as $1.00/trade if you subscribe to their ShareBuilder Advantage program.

IRA's Available: Traditional, Roth, Rollover, Spousal, and Education.

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Expiration: unknown
Fidelity Fidelity $19.95/trade – This is probably better if you perform 120+ trades/year and have $25,000 in household assets OR have $1 million in household assets, where the price drops to $8.00/trade.  Another reason  some people choose Fidelity for their IRA's is the wide selection of mutual funds, which are very handy when you want to hedge against market risks.

IRA's Available: Traditional, Roth, Rollover, Spousal, SEP, and SIMPLE.

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Expiration: unknown

 
Note: Some of the offers are promotional and only available through the links provided on this page.