If you work for a company, organization or government entity that offers a retirement plan,

like a 401k, 403b, or 457.

It's an excellent way to invest for the future and reduce your taxes.

In addition to regularly contributing a portion of your paycheck, you may even get extra money from your employer through a match.

This podcast will review how retirement plan matching works, ways to maximize it, and what to do if you don't have a retirement

account at work or you don't have matching available from your employer.

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All right, so let's talk about 401k matching, and it could also be 403 B matching or 457 matching.

I'm kind of just using 401k in general for a retirement plan

that offers this benefit. And a match is when an employer contributes to your

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