If you've ever been envious of someone getting free money in their retirement account

from an employer that matches contributions, you might be interested in how to qualify for matching

without an employer. And even if you get matching at work, an IRA match is a nice extra benefit to boost your retirement account.

This podcast will explain how individual retirement account or IRA matching works.

And where to find an IRA that offers it. So stay with me if you like the idea of getting free money to grow your retirement nest egg.

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So if you haven't heard of an IRA match, this could be a totally new concept for you. So an IRA match is a deposit to

your account from your IRA provider in addition to the funds that you contribute.

So the goal of matching whether it's coming from an employer or an investing company,

is to incentivize you to save more and to build a larger retirement account.

And of course,

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