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Advertisements  Ways to invest retirement funds  By Robert
Edwards / April 9, 1980  Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)
and Keogh plans permit setting aside a portion of income and
deferring taxes on the cash set aside plus all income from the
funds until withdrawn at retirement.  Skip to next paragraph
Keogh Plans and IRAs permit setting aside up to 15 percent of
gross income, but the upper limit on Keogh (which is designed
for the self-employed worker) is The rules for eligibility,
penalties, and operations are generally well known.  Not so well
known are investment opportunities for these set-aside funds.
Generally, four classifications of investments are permitted:
insurance plans, special mutual fund plans, trusts offered by
savings institutions and banks, and US Retirement Bonds.  A few
banks and brokerages offer a self-directed trustee plan, usually
with a minimum $10,000 capital.  Under self-directed plans, you
may direct the trustee to