08/25/2026
I just read something that was out of context. Saying that the tax rates many many years ago was 70 percent. So do pretax 401-K, etc TSP, 457, 403B……now to “lock in the tax rate”. NO, not how it works. You pay the tax that is in effect WHEN YOU TAKE THE DISTRIBUTION which will most likely be higher than current rates (mainly because you don’t have any deductions anymore- like kids, etc. mortgage, and the trillion dollar debt won’t help).
There is a saying “why pay the tax on the harvest, when you can pay the tax on the seed”. Huge thought process there.
Post tax investment options: Roth (make sure the investment inside the Roth is strong and you are within the income limits), IUL (make sure the structure of it is sound) after tax annuities, etc.