Roth vs Traditional 401k, thoughts?

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JPM matches on both - now sure what your firm does. Do Roth - grows for free for the next 40 years. Likely have a lower tax rate now than you will in future.

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Oh my b misread that. I do both for tax hedging

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Traditional! Might as well just get a savings account if you're going to do Roth. And check to see if you can do matching

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Traditional for matching obvi

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I'm doing Roth because my firm's matching policy is a joke. But still put a little aside in traditional

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