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Summary: Borrowing money from a ROTH IRA incurs penalties paid to the government. Decide if borrowing from a ROTH IRA is worth the penalties with tips and advice from an experienced financial adviser in this free video.
Patrick Munro's affinity for investing and financial matters began more than 20 years ago with business education and service throughout the ranks of the banking, insurance and...read more
"This is financial adviser, Patrick Munro, asking the question, can you borrow from a traditional IRA? Well, we live in a world of borrowing in the United States, and of course, it's come to this, where you can actually borrow from what you're trying to save, in an IRA. In fact, there's a movement afoot now, to be able to access your IRA with a debit card. This is not a good idea, because if you do take money out from an IRA, ahead of time, you have to pay a 10% penalty, minimum, to the government, for the use of that. There are certain allowable things that allow you to borrow money from an IRA, that is to say, for the purpose of buying a home. There's a couple of other Tasco changes, that allow you to do just that, but it's my assumption, that borrowing from your IRA, or your 401k, or any of those qualified tax accounts, is defeating the purpose, that it was meant to be set up for, and that is to provide you a lump sum of money to draw on, for income and retirement. This is Patrick Munro, answering the question, can I borrow from my traditional IRA?"
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