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[โ€“] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a big maybe on whether Roth is better than traditional IRA/401k.

My kids are at the age where they are making those bets now. So I made a hugely complicated forecasting tool to forecast which would be better.

I think it really comes down to your view on future tax rates.

Your mileage may vary.

[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I think it really comes down to your view on future tax rates.

Unless you're banking on a 0% tax, the ROTH is hard to beat. Compound that by the Traditional IRA being taxed at the normal rate rather than the capital gains rate, and there's very little reason to use it unless you're really bullish on tax cuts in the long term.