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Market Index Account
Certificate of Deposit IRA
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| Maturity | Minimum Deposit | Compounding Periods Available |
| 7-31 Days | $1,000.00 | No Compounding |
| 32-91 Days | $1,000.00 | No Compounding |
| 3 Months | $1,000.00 | At Maturity |
| 6 Months | $1,000.00 | At Maturity |
| 12-17 Months | $500.00 | Quarterly Compounding (provided the CD is written in increments of 3 months.) |
| 18-23 Months | $500.00 | |
| 24-35 Months | $500.00 | |
| 36-47 Months | $500.00 | |
| 48-59 Months | $500.00 | |
| 60-120 Months | $500.00 |

If you haven't given much thought to IRAs in recent years, think about this: now IRAs mean a lot more than just saving for retirement. They mean unprecedented tax-free options, more flexibility in making withdrawals, and more freedom to deduct your contributions. That means you can get to what you're saving for faster, easier, and smarter than you could before.
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 made long-awaited changes to traditional IRAs and created two new types of IRAs - the Roth IRA and the Education IRA - which feature tax-free* withdrawals for certain distribution reasons.
Two New IRAs
The Roth IRA and the Education
IRA are both nondeductible IRAs that offer tax-deferred earnings
and tax-free distributions. Tax-deferred earnings allow you to grow
your nest egg at a faster pace than taxable investments. But, the best
part about these new investment products is that they offer tax-free
distributions if you follow certain requirements. That means the money
you withdraw is yours alone and doesn't have to be included as income
at tax time.
Exciting Changes To Existing IRAs
Along with creating two new IRA products, the 1997 legislation brought some exciting enhancements
to the traditional IRA. One change is an increased ability to deduct IRA contributions. If you don't
currently qualify for an IRA deduction on your taxes, the increase in deduction limits over the next
ten years may make you eligible.
Another significant change is the "delinking" of spouses for active participation. This means if one spouse is an active participant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan but the other is not, each determines his or her deductibility independently. In other words, more spouses who are not active participants will now be eligible for IRA deductions.
There are also two new penalty-free distributions available to the traditional IRA: education and a first-time home purchase.


