Can I roll over my SEP IRA account to my 403B ?

prevously I worked for a Dentist Office for 6 years and she opened up a SEP IRA account for me at a local bank.. now I'm working for a hospital and we have 403B, there is some moneys in the SEP I think almost 5,000, can I roll it over the my 403B plan at the hospital? Will the Dentist know that I roll it over?

Can I roll over my SEP IRA account to my 403B ?
Some 403b programs do allow for rollovers, but this may not be the best solution for you.





While a 403b is a powerful program, you should limit your deposits to your payroll deductions at work. The reason is diversification, two plans will insure that if you make poor choices in one the other will hopefully be doing better. you will not be able to take the money out of your 403b until you are 59.5 without some serious penalties so think it over before you make a change that you cant undo.


I am not a fan of going it alone with your investments. people make mistakes when they get emotional with their investing. an adviser can make sense of turbulent markets or at the very least keep you from loosing your good sense.


if you can find a trusted adviser who you let assist with your SEP, if they will help you choose investments in your 403b you may have a good match, and a second pair of eyes can never hurt!
Reply:You will not be able to do that. You best bet is to take your SEP IRA and invest it in some mutual funds. My personal recommendation is the Fidelity Freedom Funds. You choose a retirement date, say 2030 and place the funds in that fund and it will automatically adjust for you over time to be less and less agressive. No one will know what you do with your SEP IRA because it is your money and the bank cannot share that information with anyone. I strongly recommend you invest in your 403(b), but that will be seperate from your SEP. If you end up leaving the company you know work for, you could rollover your 403(b) money into your existing IRA, just not the other way around. Get to investing soon, so someday you can use that chunk of cash!

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