Income

What is the difference between Roth and Traditional IRA?

Roth accounts are typically funded with after-tax money for potentially tax-free qualified withdrawals; Traditional often defers taxes until withdrawal. Choice depends on your tax situation.

How StockIT helps you practice this

Retirement-account tip - not in-game. Glossary for SEO + honesty: practice judgment with play money, not tax accounts.

In-game tip: “Roth vs Traditional” — Pay taxes now or later - choose based on your future tax rate.

Try it with play money

  1. Open StockIT and tap GEN to refresh the market.
  2. Read the event and compare it with this idea.
  3. Choose Buy, Sell, or Wait using play money only.
  4. Review your portfolio bars and what changed.

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