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started new job. rollover previous employer 401k to new 401k, ira or roth ira?
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you should never roll a 401(k) to a roth ira. if the intention is to do so, you are better off rolling to a traditional ira, and then converting. (per the comment below, i should add - if the 401(k) contained post tax money, this portion rolls to a roth, not a tradition ira. you then have the exercise of converting/recharacterizing just the tira money, as the roth stands aside) this preserves the ability to recharacterize back to a traditional ira. you might wish to do this if: the answers so far are great, but i'll add what i see missing -
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