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But employers are required to limit contribu��tions by highly compensated employees if an insufficient number of lower-paid employees participate in the plan. (For 2014, you���re a highly compensated employee if you earn $115,000 or more.) And you can���t contribute to a Roth IRA if you earn more than $129,000 in 2014 ($191,000 for married couples filing jointly), although there���s no income limit if you make after-tax contributions to a traditional IRA and convert it to a Roth.
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Taxable accounts. Investing some of your savings in a taxable account is an especially good idea if you���re saving for both retirement and college. If you come up short while your child is in college, you can tap your taxable account without paying income taxes and early-withdrawal penalties.
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Taxes on these accounts aren���t deferred, but most investors pay just 15% on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends; investors in the 10% and 15% tax brackets pay 0%. Meanwhile, withdrawals from your tax-deferred accounts will be taxed at your ordinary income rate, which currently ranges from 10% to 39.6%.
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Read more at http://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T047-C000-S002-where-to-save-after-maxing-out-your-401-k.html#EZGsK2sD6YUOUw52.99
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