Cole Hagen
Is Scott Trench Wrong? Retirement Plans vs Real Estate
I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...
Sean Moore
Invest in 401k or go all in on real-estate!
401K? Or All in on Real-estate? Hello y’all I am 25 recently married and recently my wife and I have been looking over finances. My 401K doesn’t have a match and is costing us 0.79% of funds under management. I am in ...
David Fernandez
Would you contribute to a 401k/Roth IRA, or not?
My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...
Brandon Holtzinger
401K at work or rental property?
I was listening to the Lifestyles podcast and he said that people investing in real estate should not invest into their works 401K but invest in rental properties. Lets just throw an example out there. If you were loo...
Jason Sperling
Cash out 401k/IRA or mutual funds/stocks to make first purchase
New REI. Trying to decide whether I should cash out my 401k and IRA or my mutual funds and stocks to get the down for my first rental property. I have about the same $$ in each, and both seem to be performing about th...
Samantha Prince
best path to FI at 25 yrs old
Hey BP,My husband and I are 25 years old. Just bought our first house back last year and on a clear path to purchasing our next by the end of this year/early next year. We opened a Roth IRA but have yet to contribute....
Yariel Rivera
Help with rollover and traditional vs roth 401k/ira
I just started a new job and am in the process of setting up my retirement. My new employer offers a 401k and they match 233% up to 3% of my base pay. I'm able to contribute to that as pre-tax or roth. I will definite...
Eleena de Lisser
Should I give up the company match?
My employer offers a generous retirement plan: 4% company contribution (regardless of whether or not employee contributes) PLUS a 5% company match. In other words, a total of 9% from the employer if the employee c...
Ryan Rabbitt
Employer does not match 401k - should I invest?
Hey BP Community - My employer does not match 401k contributions so I'm considering abandoning the contributions altogether and instead investing in something like the SPY ETF on a regular basis. I'm curious if anyone...
Kevin Phu
Take Advantage of Gov't "401K" Match
I have an idea but I'm not sure it'll work legally or if I'm missing some information.I work for the government and currently contribute 5% (tax deferred) into my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) since my agency matches up t...