Using the Pythagorean Theorem. 1  1. Learn the Pythagorean Theorem. 2  2. Make sure that your triangle is a right triangle. 3  3. Assign variables a, b, and c to the sides of your triangle.  4. Find the squares of a and 1  b. 5. Add together the values of a2 and 2  b2. 6. Find the square root of  c2.
A custodial fee is simply a flat fee charged by a bank or brokerage for administering or managing an IRA. Virtually every type of IRA is associated with some type of custodial fee, regardless of whether you choose a certificate of deposit, a mutual fund or some other type of IRA.
IRAs and Deductions. A conventional IRA is a pre-tax savings account. The IRS allows you to deduct contributions, up to an annual contribution limit ($5,500 in 2013). Management and advisory fees normally come out of the account assets.But since the assets in the IRA were already deducted from your taxable income, you can't deduct that portion that's spent on advisory fees once again.temizing Investment Expenses. With a conventional brokerage account, you may deduct advisory fees. In order to do this, you would list the fee on line 23 of Schedule A under miscellaneous deductions, and combine it with unreimbursed employees expenses, legal fees, tax preparation fees and other various costs.