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Are You Eligible for a Roth IRA?
Roth IRAs offer unique benefits as retirement savings vehicles for many individuals. In contrast to traditional IRAs, contributions made to Roth IRAs are non-deductible; however, earnings accumulate tax free and qualified distributions are tax free, provided you are over age 59½ and have owned the account for at least 5 years. The following provisions also apply to Roth IRAs:
  • In order to qualify, you must receive earned income as an employee or a self-employed person, or you must receive alimony.
  • You can make a full, nondeductible contribution of $5,000 in 2008 if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than $101,000 for single taxpayers or $159,000 for married couples filing jointly.
  • The contribution phases out for single filers with AGIs between $101,000 and $116,000, and for joint filers with AGIs between $159,000 and $169,000.
  • Contributions to a traditional IRA may affect your eligibility for contributing to a Roth IRA. The total amount contributed in 2008 to any IRA or combination of IRAs cannot exceed the $5,000 maximum ($6,000 for those age 50 and older).
  • Participants in 401(k) plans or other qualified retirement plans may also contribute to a Roth IRA.
  • Married individuals may make contributions for nonworking spouses under certain conditions.

If you would like to take a closer look at what type of IRA fits your objectives and needs, consult a qualified financial professional.

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Lincoln Financial Advisors

What you do today determines your direction, your prosperity and your future.

When you retain Lincoln Financial Advisors, you benefit from financial planning and personal service unparalleled in the industry. We take the time to fully understand you and your needs. Then we provide you with the information, advice and alternatives you will need to make the best possible decisions about your financial future.

Our firm's philosophy - "Serve First, Last and AlwaysSM " - was conceived over 60 years ago by legendary manager Stuart Smith and still drives our business today. As part of this philosophy:

  • We provide solutions and alternatives, but each client makes the final decisions about their own financial future.

  • Each financial plan is systematically reviewed to ensure it remains consistent with the client's long-term goals and objectives, and is aligned with our changing world.

  • Each client receives confidential, highly customized, personal service.

Abundant intellectual capital is one of our greatest strengths. Our firm's resources are managed nationally, but deployed regionally and locally. Because we provide a deep level of expertise and resources, our financial planners receive consistent, high quality functional support that enables them - and ultimately you - to receive the very best thinking our firm has to offer.

We utilize a team approach - anchored by our highly skilled advisors, who are responsible for managing all pertinent aspects of financial planning. Additional support is obtained, when necessary, from local and national teams that consist of industry experts who have strong technical backgrounds in all areas of financial planning. This business model allows our financial planners a high degree of autonomy so that they can focus solely on assisting clients in helping meet their financial goals.

Some needs are solved with financial products. Objectivity is the key to our process. Our open architecture platform gives our financial planners access not only Lincoln products, but our "best of breed" approach also gives access to insurance from other highly rated companies, private money managers, thousands of mutual funds managers, exchange traded funds, individual issue stocks, bonds, TIPS, public and private REITs, and hun-dreds of fixed and variable annuity contracts.

As a company, we believe in providing our clients with clarity and solutions that help meet their needs. We believe that long-term relationships are more important than short-term gains, and will never sacrifice the former for the latter. Conviction in what we do; the courage to get our clients to take action; competency based on continuing education and training; bringing national resources together on a team that will benefit each client; and communication that builds understanding and trust - these are the key qualities of "Serve First, Last and AlwaysSM." And these are the commitments we make to each of our clients.

So if you'd like to create, preserve and protect your wealth, the partner of choice is clear: Lincoln Financial Advisors.

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