Roth IRA calculator
You can contribute in 2026$7,500The full $7,500 limit
Roth IRA at 65$860,701All tax-free
Same money in a traditional IRA$757,417After 12% tax; saves $1,650 of tax a year now
Traditional, with the tax saved invested$913,277Compare this with the Roth figure
Putting $7,500 a year into a Roth IRA for 30 years at 7% grows to about $860,701, all tax-free. With these tax rates the traditional IRA comes out ahead, because your tax rate in retirement is lower than today.