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18% of traditional IRA investors withdrew money in 2007 and 2008

Nearly one in five traditional IRA investors took withdrawals from their accounts in 2007 and 2008, according to new research by the Investment Company Institute.

By Paula Aven Gladych | Updated on July 27, 2012

Nearly one in five traditional IRA investors took withdrawals from their accounts in 2007 and 2008, according to new research by the Investment Company Institute.

Withdrawal activity increased with the age of the investor, in part reflecting the rules that govern traditional IRA distributions.  Fewer than one in 10 traditional IRA investors aged 59 or younger took withdrawals in 2007, and they probably faced a 10 percent penalty. About one in five traditional IRA investors in their 60s chose to take withdrawals in 2007 and nearly eight in 10 traditional investors age 70 or older took withdrawals in 2007, reflecting rules requiring distributions from traditional IRAs after age 70 ½. A similar pattern of traditional IRA withdrawal activity was observed in 2008.

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