First the question of set up. If you establish a ROTH IRA, there is no age limit, however, with a traditional IRA, the limit for establishing the IRA is 70.5. IRAs can only be finded by income derived from work, so assuming you have a salary, funds can be withdrawn after the age of retirement. In the case of a traditional IRA, you can withdraw earnings as soon as they accumulate as long as you begin withdrawal by April 1st of the year after you turn 70.5.
You can withdraw your investment any time you want. You need not wait until the fund's maturity date to redeem your investment.
The easiest way is to open a traditional IRA account (not a Roth IRA) for a "rollover". A company like Fidelity or Vanguard can help you set up the account and do the rollover. Make sure that the funds go directly to the IRA (not a check made out to you), so that you don't get hit with taxes, penalties and disqualification of the funds. If you do it right, it's a completely non-taxable transfer.
it really maters what state you are in some states have penalties
The supply of loanable funds slopes upwards in an open economy because there are more funds available. An open economy allows for more money to be put into the economy.
Open-end funds require the issuing company to redeem the shares upon request by the security holder
If it is an open ended mutual fund - Yes, you can draw the funds
Both Open & Close ended Mutual Funds are not listed on a stock exchange. Only Exchange Traded Funds and stocks are listed in a stock exchange
In order to withdraw money, the account must be an open account.
No, you cannot use a social security card to withdraw money. A social security card may be useful if you want to open a bank account, though, and you can withdraw money from that.
U.S. open-end mutual funds controlled more than $1.7 trillion in assets by 1993
Often referred to as the mutual fund industry, the open-end fund industry comprises about 95 percent of the mutual fund market
the supply of shares in the funds is not fixed but can increase or decrease daily with purchases and redemptions of shares.