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Aug 2017
58m 47s

How Do I Invest My 401k? (Your Letters)

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About this episode

401k plans, Roth IRAs, Coverdell IRAs, separately managed accounts, and more. What do they have in common? YOU asked about all of these and more on today's show! Our letters episodes are some of our most downloaded podcasts and today we'll fill empty the mailbag by answering SEVEN of your questions to the podcast.

In our headline segment we kiss the MyRA goodbye. Why did it fail? While we don't know the reason for sure, the guys discuss what might have gone wrong and if you were hoping to use the MyRA, what some great alternatives might be. We also talk to Mike Brown from LendEDU about their recent credit cards and millennials survey. Wait until you see what SOME millennials think happens to your credit score when you miss a payment. You'll be shocked....

We'll also throw out the Haven Life Line, feature some hair-raising trivia from Doug, and more.

Special thanks to M1Finance and Tiller for sponsoring our show! We couldn't do any of this without the support of this awesome company.

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