After maxing out tax advantaged accounts advice on what to do with money?? I can’t decide if better to just throw in index fund or save up for a down payment for a rental property - which is better??

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Some of this is personal preference, informed by timeline and your goals. If you will need the money in 3-5 years, best not to dump into index funds but rather T Bills. If you have the cash base to take on a rental property and upkeep (and the worst case scenario of renters breaking everything and not paying rent), go for it. Otherwise, hard to beat the simplicity and growth you get from index funds.

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