Retirement Products

Important Information:

This information is being provided as general information and is not intended to be legal or tax advice. Lord Abbett does not provide legal or tax advice.

Adjusted Gross Income includes wages, interest, capital gains, income from retirement accounts and alimony paid to the taxpayer adjusted downward by specific deductions (including contributions to deductible retirement accounts and alimony paid by the taxpayer); but not including standard and itemized deductions. 

Traditional IRA contributions plus earnings, interest, dividends, and capital gains may compound tax-deferred until you withdraw them as retirement income. Amounts withdrawn from traditional IRA plans are generally included as taxable income in the year received and may be subject to 10% federal tax penalties if withdrawn prior to age 59½, unless an exception applies. 

Please note: Minimum distributions must be taken from traditional IRAs by April 1 following the year that a person turns 72. A minimum distribution must be taken from the IRA in each subsequent year. Failure to take the required minimum distribution will result in a 50 percent penalty on the amount that was not distributed. Mandatory distributions that represent deductible contributions and all earnings are taxed as ordinary income. Mandatory distributions based on nondeductible contributions are tax-free. 

A Roth IRA is a tax-deferred and potentially tax-free savings plan available to all working individuals and their spouses who meet the IRS income requirements. Distributions, including accumulated earnings, may be made tax-free if the account has been held at least five years and the individual is at least 59½, or if any of the IRS exceptions apply. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax deductible, but withdrawals during retirement are generally tax-free. 

SEP IRA is an acronym which stands for a Simplified Employer Pension Plan whose investments are placed in IRA accounts selected by each participant. All contributions generally equal the same percentage of an eligible employee’s pay (maximum 25%) and are made by the employer.

A SIMPLE IRA plan is an IRA-based plan that gives small business employers a simplified method to make contributions toward their employees’ retirement and their own retirement. Under a SIMPLE IRA plan, employees may choose to make salary reduction contributions and the employer makes matching or non-elective contributions. All contributions are made directly to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) set up for each employee (a SIMPLE IRA). SIMPLE IRA plans are maintained on a calendar-year basis. 

A 401(k) is a qualified plan established by employers to which eligible employees may make salary deferral (salary reduction) contributions on an aftertax and/or pretax basis. Employers offering a 401(k) plan may make matching or nonelective contributions to the plan on behalf of eligible employees and may also add a profit-sharing feature to the plan. Earnings accrue on a tax-deferred basis.

A 403(b) is a retirement plan for certain employees of public schools and tax-exempt organizations and certain ministers. Generally, retirement income accounts can invest in either annuities or mutual funds. Also known as a tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) plan.

A 457(b) is a nonqualified, deferred-compensation plan established by state and local governments, tax-exempt governments, and tax-exempt employers. Eligible employees are allowed to make salary deferral contributions to the 457 plan. Earnings grow on a tax-deferred basis, and contributions are not taxed until the assets are distributed from the plan.

Combining and consolidating assets in an IRA rollover may involve administrative fees and other charges.