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Chief
You seem to be thinking a post tax IRA is a Roth IRA. All three should be available at pwc (are at other B4).
Post tax is only for those that have already maxed out their 401k limit of 19500 (between Roth and traditional). It is not deductible going in like traditional and you do pay taxes at the end unlike Roth but the tax on the income/gains are deferred.
At PwC you can contribute 19.5 K pretax. Can continue contributing up to 55K total contribution on post tax basis. Post tax contributions do not grow tax free as in Roth. The beauty of this is that it is essentially a mega back door into a Roth IRA since PwC allows in service distributions.
So I’m confused now. I thought post-tax 401k contributions were treated like a Roth IRA. You already paid taxes on the contributions so the gains come out tax free.
What’s the advantage of post-tax 401k contributions if I pay taxes on the money going in (and lose the contribution dedication of pre-tax) and still pay taxes on the money when I pull it out?
2/3 Roth 401k (After tax $)
1/3 Traditional 401k (Pre-tax $)
Why the arbitrary mix? It should depend entirely on (1) your current marginal tax rate and (2) your expectation for your effective tax rate at retirement
Chief
I do 100% Roth since ER contribution is traditional. I want more tax free money available in retirement so my ss doesn’t get taxed and I can pay minimum Medicare rate. I am in top fed tax bracket now but no tax state. If I lived in high tax state now I’d consider pre-tax. But honestly I’d rather pay a little extra tax now and then when I have $3M in retirement (on top of ER funds) it is a full $3M and not $2M after tax.