Why is Roth IRA better?
A Self-Directed Roth IRA will allow you even greater tax savings benefits. A Roth IRA is tax-deferred while growing, and tax-free upon distribution (a traditional IRA is taxed at the time of distribution). Also, a Roth IRA has no minimum distribution. It is up to you (after 59½), when and how to take a distribution. The Roth IRA may also be passed on to heirs without taxation.