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Making money using long term growth has always been a popular path to financial success. The concern of not only the individual but business has always been to find ways to not only ensure money for short term benefits but to also find innovative ways to make money over the long haul of time. There are so many ways to make money it becomes a major decision on exactly what is the correct choice for people and businesses.

Some choose the stock market buying and selling stocks. Sometimes they use short cycles and sometimes longer commitments. Placing money in banks or CD's or Money Markets or many other ways within the financial institutions of today are utilized. Other avenues include IRA's which are Individual Retirement Account retirement plans that provide some tax advantages for retirement savings in the United States.

There are a number of different types of IRA's which may be employer-provided or self-provided plans. The types include a Roth IRA which are contributions made with after-tax assets and all transactions within the IRA have no tax impact and withdrawals are usually tax-free. A Traditional IRA whereas the contributions are often tax-deductible. A SEP IRA which has a provision that allows the employer to make retirement plan contributions into a Traditional IRA established in the employee's name instead of to a pension fund account in the company's name. A SIMPLE IRA which is a simplified employee pension plan that allows both employer and employee contributions, similar to a 401k plan but with lower contribution limits and easier administration. And the popular Self-Directed IRA which permits the account holder to make investments on behalf of the retirement plan.

Also popular are Real Estate and Development Projects which are attractive for many in today's economic world and many choose that option to grow their wealth. Building communities and being a part of a development project can be very exciting to the investor, not only financially but also watching and seeing the end result can be very rewarding.

No matter what the choice or the decision of each person or business may end up being of where to invest their money, the way to protect the future of money is to invest money in the future. And that in itself is the great Equalizer in financial security. Investing your money is always a smart decision for your financial future.