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Summary: The main difference between a SEP IRA and a traditional IRA is a Self Employed Pension is designed as a financial retirement plan for those who one their own business, while traditional IRA's are designed for company employees. Understand how both retirement plans work for each sector of business with tips from a registered financial consultant in this free video on finance and investment.
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 advisor Patrick Munro talking about the difference between an SEP retirement vehicle and an IRA. Well the real difference lies in what type of job the individual has. An SEP stands for self employed pension program, so that's a vehicle designed for people that work for themselves. Realtors, self-employed entrepreneurs, filmmaker, things of that nature. They're allowed to put money into a vehicle at actually a larger amount. Because they have a business, they tend to take in more cash flow, things of that nature. Traditional IRAs are reserved for salary employees, company people really, and it's based on tiers of income. You know, the more money you make, the more money you're allowed to put in your traditional IRA. Be it an SEP or an IRA, they both are retirement vehicles and the money accumulates tax free, designed for the individual when they fully retire. This is Patrick Munro, financial advisor talking about the difference between an SEP and an IRA."
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