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If your instinctual response to that title was, “Wait, but aren’t those the same thing?”, your training is complete. I’ve successfully brainwashed you into the relentless pursuit of wealth. After all, like Jonathan Haidt says in his book The Happiness Hypothesis, “Those who think money can’t buy happiness just don’t know where to shop.” But […]
A more robust version of this analysis is available in Chapter 6 of Rich Girl Nation, “Don’t Outlive Your Assets.” Any time I open the “Roth vs. Traditional 401(k)” can of worms, I’m inevitably met with one resounding piece of pushback: “But what if I’m in a higher tax bracket in retirement?” This is the […]
I am, once again, flinging myself down the tax rabbit hole that is the Traditional vs. Roth debate. Why? Because of one simple question on a recent post that I thought was relatively straightforward: “But if this account is only going to get bigger, shouldn’t I convert it to Roth now while it’s smaller instead […]
