BONUS call: 401(k) or Roth 401(k)
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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🗓️ 14 November 2017
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
A 401(k) or a Roth 401(k)...which one is right for you? That's what Pat from Virginia wanted to know on the latest BONUS call. Have a finance question? We want to hear from you! Email us at askjill@betteroffpodcast.com and we'll arrange to get you on. Don't forget, a brand new episode of the Better Off podcast comes out Thursday so stay tuned for more listener questions plus an informative interview. Better Off is sponsored by Betterment. Please let us know what you think by leaving a rating or review in iTunes. Connect with me at these places for all my content: http://www.jillonmoney.com/ https://twitter.com/jillonmoney https://www.facebook.com/JillonMoney https://www.instagram.com/jillonmoney/ https://www.youtube.com/c/JillSchlesinger https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillonmoney/ https://soundcloud.com/jill-schlesinger http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jill-on-money http://betteroffpodcast.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/better-off-jill-schlesinger/id431167790?mt=2
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Better Off Bonus Call the Week. |
| 0:05.7 | We're sponsored by Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor. |
| 0:10.4 | Well, you know, this is when we get to actually answer real questions from real people. |
| 0:15.6 | You've got two chances every week to get on the air. |
| 0:18.0 | On Tuesdays we drop the Better Off Bonus Call of the Week, and then after the longer show on Thursdays we've got the listener question of the week and then after the longer show on Thursdays we've got the |
| 0:23.6 | listener question of the week. So if you've got something that's burning in your |
| 0:27.5 | financial life it doesn't matter maybe it's just a general economic question |
| 0:32.3 | maybe it's something going on about insurance or just a general economic question. |
| 0:32.7 | Maybe it's something going on about insurance or taxes or investments. |
| 0:36.6 | Just let us know. |
| 0:37.8 | Send us an email, Ask Jill at better off podcast. |
| 0:40.7 | com. |
| 0:41.8 | And now let's get to the caller. It's Pat who's on the line from Virginia. Hey |
| 0:45.3 | Pat welcome to the show. What can we do for you? Okay. I've been contributing to |
| 0:50.0 | my regular 401 at work for 16 years. |
| 0:55.0 | Okay. |
| 0:56.0 | And I got 540 in there. |
| 0:59.0 | Great. |
| 1:00.0 | And I also have a Roth IRA with 160 in there. |
| 1:05.0 | Okay. |
| 1:06.0 | So I'm start, I have a small pension at my job and then there'll be Social Security |
| 1:12.0 | and I'm starting to worry that my income and |
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