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by abnercoimbre 1647 days ago
What if your current employer doesn't match your contributions? Is maxing out the 401k still advisable?
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Even if your current employer doesn't match your contributions, deferring your taxes from now to the future (when you might not need to pay as much due to lower tax bracket) is considered good practice from a tax perspective. Of course there are edge cases when that may not hold (e.g. you have a pension) and have more income in retirement compared to now, but it's a good rule of thumb.