Individual Retirement Accounts
Retirement Investments
Planning for retirement doesn’t have to be overwhelming. At LCEF, our retirement investments make it easy to align your savings with your financial goals and your faith. Earn a competitive interest rate while empowering LCMS ministries to grow, thrive and share God’s love. It’s a partnership of Lutherans helping Lutherans, strengthen the Church’s mission to proclaim Christ’s love.
Don’t forget to set up regular contributions and become familiar with IRS limits each year, so your savings can grow over time.
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Open account with $100.
Compounded interest paid monthly.
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Which retirement investment is right for you?
Traditional IRA
A traditional IRA can be attractive if you think you’ll be in a lower tax bracket when you retire.
Roth IRA
While a traditional IRA may yield an upfront tax break, a Roth IRA hands you that perk when you’re ready to retire—tax-free withdrawals.
Withdrawals are tax-free for qualified elementary, secondary or higher education costs. Eligible expenses include tuition, computer equipment, room and board and more—including those for Lutheran schools.
IRA Dedicated Certificate
| Minimum | Rate | APY* |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | 1.750% | 1.762% |
IRA Floating Jumbo Note
| Minimum | Term | Rate | APY* | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 60 mos. | 4.000% | 4.060% | 180 days of interest |
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are also available as fixed-rate term notes.
* APY is the annual percentage yield, representing the effective rate of interest when all principal and interest payments are retained in the investment balance.
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Join Lutheran Investors Like You
Sarah Grack-Moritz
School Technology & Innovation, Orange, Calif.
“I am an LCEF investor because we believe in what LCEF does. LCEF helps schools and churches … get loans that they would never have been able to get so that we can promote the spreading of the Gospel and support the community around us.”
Rev. Adam Salinas
Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Freeport, Pa.
“I enjoy investing in LCEF because I know that our money goes towards building new churches and schools. I enjoy investing with them because they are caring and supportive in the financial services that they provide.”
Rev. Michael Schmidt
Peace Lutheran Church, Natoma, Kan.
“Money invested goes beyond traditional means and goes to help churches and schools that share our core beliefs.”