Suppose you are28 and married. You and your spouse file for income taxes jointly. You are in the 25% tax bracket. You are considering a few personal investment issues. If your employer provides the following matching schedule on your contribution to the 401 (k): 100% matching for the first 3% of your salary and then 50% matching for the next 2% of your salary. You plan to work for the current employer for 3-7 years before you start your own business. Which one of the following seems to be the best investment strategy? a.Invest all your income inside your regular taxable investment account. b.First, contribute 5% of your salary to your 401 (k), then invest the rest in your IRAs and Roth IRA account, finally invest the remaining money, if any, in your regular taxable investment account. c.Contribute 5% of your salary to your 401 (k), and then invest all the rest money in your regular taxable investment account. d.First, fully fund your IRA and Roth IRA account, then fund your401 (k), finally invest the remaining money, if any, in your regular taxable investment account.
Suppose you are28 and married. You and your spouse file for income taxes jointly. You are in the 25% tax bracket. You are considering a few personal investment issues.
If your employer provides the following matching schedule on your contribution to the 401 (k): 100% matching for the first 3% of your salary and then 50% matching for the next 2% of your salary. You plan to work for the current employer for 3-7 years before you start your own business. Which one of the following seems to be the best investment strategy?
a.Invest all your income inside your regular taxable investment account.
b.First, contribute 5% of your salary to your 401 (k), then invest the rest in your IRAs and Roth IRA account, finally invest the remaining money, if any, in your regular taxable investment account.
c.Contribute 5% of your salary to your 401 (k), and then invest all the rest money in your regular taxable investment account.
d.First, fully fund your IRA and Roth IRA account, then fund your401 (k), finally invest the remaining money, if any, in your regular taxable investment account.
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