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99 percent of the time, the right answer is vanguard, fidelity or Schwab IRA. 401ks often have high fees.
Yes do the IRA. You will have many more investment options. Just roll over any old 401ks from past jobs into the IRA. I have been very happy with Fidelity. My current job’s 401k plan is awful (through ADP) and I can’t wait to leave and roll that money into my IRA.
The only concern with rolling over to a traditional IRA is it limits your ability to do a back-door Roth IRA if you are over the income limits (See Pro-rata rule on traditional IRAs).
Merlife1 can you explain more? If you are rolling over from old 401ks you will not have ability to do back door roth anyways correct with that money?
You can always do a back door Roth but the value might be limited if your IRA account has pre-tax $ (which is what you will have when you move 401k funds into an IRA).
For backdoor Roth best to have 0 balance IRA accounts and make non deductible contribution.
https://smartasset.com/retirement/a-guide-to-the-pro-rata-rule-and-roth-iras
Response to original question - i did roll over to fidelity. Have much more investing options now. If you want to play on the safe side invest in S&P 500 index, of course nothing is riskfree. Just make sure you mention rollover when you do it and to be extra cautious confirm that it is not a withdrawal so should not have tax implications.