<prompt> Human: So I recently became debt free and I want most all of my extra earnings to go into investments. I am 32 and I have to really start catching up.I have a fully funded 1 year emergency fund already. So if my 401k is funded to the company match and my Roth IRA is maxed at 5500 for the year, how else can I grow my money?Do you recommend adding more to the 401k? I will have an extra 1000 to 1500 each month to use for investing. Sorry if the question seems obvious. I want to take a very active role in investing if I can. Thank you all. Assistant: Take advantage of all your tax-advantaged retirement space. Max your 401k. Max your HSA if you have one. Only fund taxable investments after youve maxed your tax advantaged space.Human: Everyone says to max out 401k and I do understand that, but what if I decide to go another way with my life, perhaps self employment real estate investing where a company 401k is gone. Am I looking at taxable investments at that point?  <response>: If you leave the company and its 401k, you can transfer your 401k balance into a Traditional IRA with no penalty. Other users suggestions about a SEP IRA, Individual 401k, or SIMPLE IRA are the other half. 