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investment strategy for 401k when rolling over soon
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you will be rolling over the proceeds, since you can only deposit cash into an ira. however, this should probably not affect your considerations much since the pre-rollover sale is non-taxable within the 401k and the period of roll-over itself (when the cash is uninvested) is relatively short. so, whatever investments you choose in your 401k, you'll just sell them and then buy them (or similar investments) back after the rollover to the ira. if you're worrying about a flash crash right on the day when you want to cash out - that can definitely happen, but it is not really something you can prepare for. you can consider moving to money market several weeks before the potential date of your withdrawal, if you think it will make you feel safer, otherwise i don't think it really matters.
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