Yes. Everywhere.
Yes Yes
An IRA has tax-deductible contributions, a Roth IRA does not. IRAs have age requirements (or else you face a penalty), Roth IRAs do not. IRAs are open to every income level, Roth IRAs require household income to be under $150,000.
Generally, no, but pension payments should be kept separate from other monies.Government provided benefits are protected from garnishment. Private pensions are also protected from garnishment in most states. However, if the pension payment is made to an account which has non-pension monies in the account, there are legal difficulties in differentiating between the protected monies and un-protected monies, creating a collection (but not garnishment) opportunity.
Yes
Yes. Everywhere.
Your IRA is protected from Creditors, they have no right to bother your IRA.
yes
Absolutely. It being exempt from creditors is a main benefit of qualified retirement accounts. Not "absolutely." Properly established IRAs are protected up to one million dollars, and a bankruptcy court can extend that higher. Any money that you withdraw from an IRA, unless it is all placed in another IRA or a 401(k) or other qualified retirement plan, is not protected.
an ERISA qualified pension is protected from creditors.
Yes Yes
all ERISA qualified retirement plans are protected from creditors in a BK.
No the IRA would no longer be protected having been inherited.
Each state has different laws on what assets can be protected from judgment creditors.
No, this would be fraud on the creditors and they can sue to have the transaction rescinded or nullified.
An Individual Retirement Account is an investment tool used by individuals to earn and earmark funds for retirement savings. There are several types of IRAs: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. Traditional and Roth IRAs are established by individual taxpayers, who are allowed to contribute 100% of compensation (self-employment income for sole proprietors and partners) up to a set maximum dollar amount. On the other hand, SEPs and SIMPLEs are retirement plans established by employers. Individual participant contributions are made to SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs.
One company that provides information for converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs is Fidelity. Other websites that offer information for converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs include the RothIRA website, as well as websites such as Axa-Equitable and BankRate.