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How to Join 9,000 U.S. Taxpayers With Romney-Sized IRAs

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By Margaret Collins and Richard Rubin

September 17, 2014 at 2:06 PM UTC

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If it seems impossible to amass a fortune in an IRA during your lifetime, think again.

The Government Accountability Office reported yesterday that about 9,000 U.S. taxpayers have each accumulated at least $5 million in individual retirement accounts. While the GAO didn’t say how they managed to do so, Mitt Romney and some other successful executives offer a road map.