How much should I be contributing in my 401k before even considering putting money in a brokerage acct? Is there another investment move I should make before then? 25 yo, $93K TC

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Roth is a great investment for younger people, you can always pull out your contributions with no tax impact, and additionally up to 10k of gains if buying a first home.

401k is the best for tax savings, but it is illiquid, so there’s a balance if you might want access to it.

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Depends when you might need the money. The chart BAH shared is a great plan. If you need money soon, it should be in savings or somewhere else safe. If you won’t need it until long term, use 401k first. If it is money you will need in the midterm, a brokerage account may make sense

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BAH1 shared a good chart that I think is helpful for many people but I think ignores liquidity. There is too much prioritization of putting investment funds in tax advantaged but somewhat illiquid investments. If you you don't think you need cash beyond your emergency fund - you can find a new job in 3-6 months and you are only going to market invest then this works. If you think you may at one point want to divert cash for investments like RE, businesses, etc, then you want to keep more in easily accessible savings / investments.

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Do you have your ducks in a row? Emergency fund? Savings for short term goals like travel? Debt paid off? If so, invest in a Roth IRA, max it out, and then max out your 401k. If you have money left over after that, then that goes in a brokerage.

I’m at the same age and make about the same in salary. Right now I invest ~20% of gross income: 10% in Roth 401k (for company match), max HSA and Roth IRA. There’s still a lot of headroom in my 401k before I would hit the max, so in your situation if you are trying to push past 20% savings rate, I would keep putting money into your 401k up to the max.

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