Decide where to open your roth ira account.
													
																	Can i open an ira and a roth ira. 
									
	
		
	
																	There is a bit of a. 
																	1 there s also a limit on who can contribute to a roth ira based on your income. 
																	For 2020 you can invest 6 000 in either a traditional ira or a roth ira. 
																	Just as an example if you re married filing jointly and your modified adjusted gross income magi was higher than 203 000 in 2019 you can t contribute anything to a roth ira for 2019. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Almost all investment companies offer roth ira accounts. 
																	If you have an existing traditional ira the same company can probably open a roth ira for you. 
																	Employee 401 k contributions for 2020 can increase by 500 to 19 500 while the. 
																	A traditional ira or 401 k can result in a lower adjusted gross income agi because your pretax contributions are deducted from that figure whereas post tax contributions to a roth are not. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	If you re 50 or older and need to catch up you can add an extra 1 000 for a total of 7 000.