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Required minimum distributions now begin at 73 and a Roth 401(k) no longer forces them at all Changing jobs mid-year can leave you running two 401(k) accounts and paying two sets of recordkeeping fees The IRA limit is per person so a spouse with no earned income needs a spousal IRA to contribute at all The annual additions limit counts employer match and after-tax money so the headline deferral cap is not the real ceiling Backdoor Roth contributions are legal but the pro-rata rule taxes the conversion if you still hold a traditional IRA Plan fees are two separate numbers: recordkeeping charges taken from the account and the expense ratios inside each fund A solo 401(k) stacks employee deferrals and employer profit sharing on the same self-employment income Why the elective deferral limit applies only to your own contributions and never to the employer match A 401(k) loan is repaid with after-tax dollars into an account that will be taxed again on withdrawal The 10 percent penalty on withdrawals before 59 and a half has a shorter exception list than most people assume