Should you be contributing to your Roth 401(k)? The short answer is yes because anything with the word Roth in front of it is truly tax-free. What does it mean to be truly tax-free? Roth 401(k)’s pass both litmus tests for what makes something tax-free. If you’re younger than 50, you can put in $19,500 each year, and if you’re over the age of 50, you can catch up a bit with an additional $6,500. You can also still get the match when contributing to your Roth 401(k). Your company will put those dollars into your tax-deferred bucket. It’s okay to have some money in your tax-deferred bucket because the IRS is going to force you to take money out of that bucket at age 72, but you will be able receive up to a certain amount of money tax-free because of your standard deduction. In many cases, this can mean that you can put pre-tax dollars into your tax-deferred bucket and get a deduction on the front end. It will grow tax-deferred, and you'll be able to take it out tax-free. It’s ideal to ha...
Ep 78: Should I Do a Roth 401k?
April 29, 2020
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Should you be contributing to your Roth 401(k)? The short answer is yes because anything with the word Roth in front of it is truly tax-free. What does it mean to be truly tax-free? Roth 401(k)’s pass both litmus tests for what makes something tax-free. If you’re younger than 50, you can put in $19,...
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