This paper examines the level of -- and trends in -- IRA assets. In addition, it includes the most recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data on the distribution of assets and contributions to IRAs by IRA type, thereby permitting analysis of the assets and contribution levels of traditional...

This paper is the fourth examination of asset allocation from the EBRI IRA Database, an ongoing project that collects data from IRA plan administrators. For 2012, it contains information on 25.3 million accounts with total assets of $2.09 trillion. The number of IRAs in the database with...

This paper examines the level of - and trends in - IRA assets. In addition, recently released Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data provide more detailed information on the distribution of assets and contributions to IRAs by IRA type, thereby permitting analysis of the assets and contribution...

This paper examines the level of assets contained in IRAs and Keoghs; the amount of tax-deductible contributions to them, with a particular focus on IRAs; and the demographic characteristics associated with those who make tax-deductible contributions to traditional IRAs and Keoghs. It should be...

This paper examines the level of assets contained in IRAs and Keoghs; the amount of tax-deductible contributions to them, with a particular focus on IRAs; and the demographic characteristics associated with those who contribute to tax-deductible IRAs. IRA asset levels increased continuously from...

This article examines the trends in assets in IRAs. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals owning IRAs along with relative frequency of ownership across various demographic groups are presented. Lastly, the characteristics of those who make tax-deductible contributions to IRAs are explored,...

This paper examines the extent of Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and 401(k)-type ownership by all Americans ages 21-64, regardless of work status, from November 1998 to February 1999, using the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data. It includes average account balances...

This report analyzes data from the Federal Reserve Board's triennial Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which provides the most comprehensive data available on the wealth of American households. The most recent SCF data are for 1998, and this report tracks information from the 1992, 1995, and...