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Wouldn’t ROTH IRA and brokerage account be the same?
Roth IRA is an individual retirement account funded with post-tax contributions. You do not pay taxes on activity in the account, and in retirement, you can take distributions from account tax free.
A brokerage account is fully taxable - all trades that you make and dividends/interest you receive will have an impact to your tax return in the period you make them.
But yes, you can largely trade exactly the same way in each account; however, the Roth IRA will be restricted in the use of margin.
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A lot to break down here. Tell me your income, risk tolerance, job security, emergency funds, all accounts, etc.
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Max your HSA too, it's in addition to the 401K for retirement.