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Old 02-20-2010, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dvd7e View Post
So how about this strategy....?


Since it's so important to invest while young, you go with 401k while < 30 years old to get the additional money NOW, then reinvest this money (IRA, real estate, whatever) to start taking advantage of compounding. Then as you get a little bit older, switch to the other methods talked about in this thread.

Thoughts?
You lose too much tax benefit of the Roth if you choose not to use it for first 30 years of investing
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