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Financial Literacy Retirement

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the below is an employer based retirement plan that both employees and employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

2.

Which of the below is an employer based retirement plan that only employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

3.

What type of employers usually offer pension plans for employees?

a)

Government agencies

b)

fast food restaurants

c)

small start ups

d)

private schools

4.

Which of these accounts do you set up at a brokerage firm or other financial institution?

a)

401K

b)

Pension

c)

Individual Retirement Account

5.

What is the difference between a Traditional and Roth IRA?

a)

A traditional IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Roth IRA's your contributions are taxed when you invest.

b)

A Roth IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Traditional IRA your contributions are taxed when you invest them in.

6.

What account is a good idea if you are in a lower tax bracket than you will be at retirement?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

7.

Which of these accounts will NOT change if you switch jobs?

a)

IRA

b)

401K

c)

Pension

8.

Which of below accounts is your contribution directly taken out of your paycheck?

a)

401K

b)

IRA

9.

Which type of account will your employer often "match" your contributions?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Pension

10.

What does tax deferred mean?

a)

You pay taxes when you put the money into the account and when you withdraw it.

b)

You pay taxes now when you contribute to your account.

c)

You pay taxes at a later date when the money is withdrawn.

11.

The money put into this type of account has already had taxes taken out.

a)

Pension

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Traditional IRA

12.

Which type of IRA has contributions that are tax-deferred?

a)

Traditional

b)

Roth

13.

If you leave a company before the required minimum of years to retain your pension, what happens to the money?

a)

You receive 1/2 of it when you leave the company

b)

You receive 1/3 of it when you leave the company

c)

You receive all of the money and can roll it into your new retirement plan

d)

You don't receive any of the money

14.

An Action of withdrawal from one's position of occupation or from active working life

a)

Career

b)

Trustee

c)

Retirement

d)

Living Trust

15.

Federal insurance program which provides benefits to retired individuals or those who are unemployed or disabled

a)

Pension

b)

Social Security

c)

401k

d)

Certification of Deposit (CD)

16.

Life expectancy refers to

a)

Your perception of how long you expect to live.

b)

An estimate of how much money you need for retirement.

c)

A statistical estimate of the number of years you will live in retirement.

d)

A statistical measure of the average life span of a specific population.

17.

Which of the following events will decrease your retirement funds?

a)

Inflation decreases to 2 percent, but your investment earnings continue drawing 10 percent

b)

Inflation increases by 10 percent, making prices more expensive now than before.

c)

You make regular contributions to your retirement account.

d)

. Your employer matches your contributions to your retirement account.

18.

IRA's are

a)

Individual Retirement Accounts.

b)

Integrated Retirement Accounts.

c)

Inflation Resistant Accounts.

d)

. Individual Retirement Authorities.

19.

If you have a retirement account,

a)

you can access the funds at any time, even though you pay a penalty to do so.

b)

you cannot access the funds until you officially retire.

c)

it is a good strategy to borrow frequently from it.

d)

your opportunity cost for borrowing from it is very low.

20.
When should you start putting money away for retirement?
a)
As soon as possible
b)
Never
c)
When you are 50.
d)
Whenever you feel like it.  
21.
In most situations it is okay to take money out of your retirement account to buy a car or something else.  
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What is one strategy that you can use to save money for retirement?  
a)
Put a little money into retirement each month.  
b)
Spend every dollar you have.  
c)
Do not put money into a retirement account.  
d)
None of the above three choices are correct. 
23.
Bob starts saving $500 a month for retirement at age 25.  Ron starts saving $500 a month for retirement at age 40.  Who is going to be able to retire earlier most likely?  
a)
Ron
b)
They are likely going to have to both work until they are 99.  
c)
Bob
d)
They could both retire tomorrow.  
24.
Investment vehicle sold by life insurance companies; saved money payout as a defined benefit.
a)
Bond
b)
Roth IRA
c)
401(k)
d)
Annuity
25.

Why is a Roth IRA a better option for young savers over a Traditional IRA?

a)

You will get tax deductions every year.

b)

You will not have to pay the taxes on that money when you retire (and taxes will probably go up!)

c)

You can save more money every year.

d)

There is less paperwork to complete in order to sign up.