
Roth vs. Traditional, Dividend ETFs, and Catching Up in Your 40s (Money Q&A)
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In this Q&A Andrew answers eight real listener questions, plus an AI privacy leak that could already have your data sitting in Google search results.
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What You'll Learn in This Episode
How to pick between a Roth and traditional 401(k) when there is no employer match
Why the ETF versions of these funds let you skip the $3,000 minimum entirely
Whether dividend ETFs like SCHD actually belong in a Roth IRA
The right debt payoff order when you have cash in the bank and a car loan
How to pull income from a brokerage account and stay in the 0% capital gains bracket
What catch-up contributions look like at 50 and 60, and how to run your own catch-up math
The AI setting to turn off before your chats end up in Google search results
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5 Side Hustles That Can Turn into a Full Time Income! (Part 3) https://youtu.be/jEkKQZVYLSg
5 Side Hustles That Can Turn Into a Full Time Income (Part 4) https://youtu.be/DPQwY_U3lKY
How to Pay No Taxes in Early Retirement, Debunking the Mortgage Fee Fiasco,and More With Katie Gatti https://youtu.be/2JThReUdrL4
The Simple Path to Wealth (With J.L. Collins) https://youtu.be/-02BNewBfbo
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