1. What will your age be as of December 31 this year?

2. Are you covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan?

3. Do you have a spouse who is covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan?

4. What do you (and your spouse, if applicable) expect your adjusted gross income to be this year?

5. What will your filing status be for this year? (Choose "Married Filing Separately" if you lived with your spouse at any time during the year. Choose "Single" if you did not live with your spouse at any time during the year.)

6. What pre-tax return do you expect on your investments between now and when withdrawals begin (0 to 10 percent)?

7. What marginal tax bracket do you expect to be in during your working years?

8. At what age do you expect to begin withdrawing funds from your IRA?
(Note that mandatory withdrawals (distributions) from traditional IRAs must begin by April 1 of the year following the year in which you turn age 70-1/2. There are no mandatory withdrawal requirements for Roth IRA owners. Beneficiaries of either type of IRA are required to take mandatory distributions (based on their own life expectancies).)

9. What pre-tax return do you expect on your investments once withdrawals begin (0 to 10 percent)?

10. What marginal tax bracket do you expect to be in at retirement?

11. For how many years do you intend to withdraw funds from your IRA?