Integra Financial believes that educating our potential and current clients is the best way to make sure that they succeed. On this page, you’ll find a collection of important information that explains investments in more detail. From learning about stock market, inflation and managed portfolio risks to understanding contribution limits, you’ll find answers here.
2023 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
While saving for your retirement is a must, there are limits on how much you are allowed to contribute per year. Here are the numbers for 2023.
Retirement Account Type:
IRA
- $6,500 limit
- $7,500 limit for 50 or older
Roth IRA
- $6,500 limit
- $7,500 limit for 50 or older
Simple IRA
- $15,500 limit
- $19,000 limit for 50 or older
SEP IRA
- Lesser of 25% compensation or $66,000 limit
- Same limit for 50 or older
401(k)
- $22,500 limit
- $30,000 limit for 50 or older
403(b)
- $22,500 limit
- $30,000 limit for 50 or older
Types Of Investment Risk
Stock Market Risk – The value of securities in the portfolio will fluctuate and, as a result, the value may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time.
Managed Portfolio Risk – The manager's investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the portfolio to incur losses.
Industry Risk – The portfolio's investments could be concentrated within one industry or group of industries. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industries will disproportionately impact your portfolio. Investments focused in a particular industry are subject to greater risk and are more greatly impacted by market volatility than less concentrated investments.
Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.
Emerging Markets Risk – To the extent that your portfolio invests in issuers located in emerging markets, the risk may be heightened by political changes and changes in taxation or currency controls that could adversely affect the values of these investments. Emerging markets have been more volatile than the markets of developed countries with more mature economies.
Currency Risk –The value of your portfolio's investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates.
Interest Rate Risk – The value of fixed income securities rises or falls based on the underlying interest rate environment. If rates rise, the value of most fixed income securities could go down.
Credit Risk – Most fixed income instruments are dependent on the underlying credit of the issuer. If we are wrong about the underlying financial strength of an issuer, we may purchase securities where the issuer is unable to meet its obligations. If this happens, your portfolio could sustain an unrealized or realized loss.
Inflation Risk – Most fixed income instruments will sustain losses if inflation increases or the market anticipates increases in inflation. If we enter a period of moderate or heavy inflation, the value of your fixed income securities could go down, in the case of sever inflation many, if not all investments may lose value.
ETF and Mutual Fund Risk – When we invest in an ETF or mutual fund for a client, the client will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETFs or mutual fund's operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF or mutual fund holds. Clients may also incur brokerage costs when purchasing ETFs.
Management Risk – Your investment with us varies with the success and failure of our investment strategies, research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities. If our investment strategies do not produce the expected returns, the value of the investment will decrease.
Options Risk – Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks.
Political Risks – Acts of terrorism and the fickleness of politicians in combining of "crony" capitalism cannot be predicted.
