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Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

696: Stop Investing in Your 401k NOW - Episode 696

Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

Clayton Morris

Investing, How To, News, Education, Business, Business News

4.11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

It's time to wave goodbye to your 401k. There's never been a better time to walk away from this retirement plan type and start building your own future. On this episode of Investing in Real Estate, you're going to learn more about the faults of the 401k, and how you can pivot to build a retirement plan that works for you,

You'll hear about the original intent of the 401k and how it's evolved over time. You'll also learn about alternative investment types, and how you can take charge of your own retirement plan. Please join me for episode 696!

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's time to say goodbye to your 401k.

0:05.0

Hey, welcome in to the Investing in Real Estate Show.

0:10.0

I'm Clayton Morris, so glad to see you here.

0:12.0

I am the founder of Morris Invest. We are a full service rental real estate company and today we're going to talk about the 401k. And this channel, if you're new here, is designed to help you become a better real estate investor, more intelligent real estate

0:24.8

investor and there's a little something for everyone if you're a beginner or more advanced high-level tax strategy

0:29.8

you will find on our channel as well as beginner steps on how to invest in real estate.

0:34.6

One of the great ways to invest in real estate is to use a retirement account that you already have.

0:39.5

Many people have access to a 401k, and right now it is under siege. Okay? Let me tell you

0:45.8

something about the 401k. It was never meant to stand on its own as the way for

0:50.9

you to build financial freedom, the way for you to retire,

0:54.3

with money pouring out of the rafters.

0:56.3

The 401k was always meant to work in tandem with a pension.

1:01.4

The founder, the creator of the 401k, has said as much. It has fallen apart because

1:07.9

pensions have fallen apart. 401k's have fallen apart. A 401k you could look at it's like a little nice safety net, almost like

1:14.9

Social Security. But the idea that so many Americans believe that if they put money into a 401k

1:21.9

this is going to be the saving grace when they reach retirement.

1:26.2

It's predicated on a number of falsities.

1:28.7

Let's talk about one of them right now, which is that we're going to retire less wealthy, right?

1:34.3

So you're deferring your taxes until you retire.

1:38.0

That's the promise, the 401k, right?

1:41.0

But I don't have to pay taxes now. It's tax deferred. Great. I don't know about you, but I want to retire

1:48.5

Wealthier, which means I'll be in a higher tax bracket, which means yes, I would pay more in taxes later because it's

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