The Mad Scientist has a post on Roth conversion letters because that's what kind of the strategy he used to retire early at the key retirement in his 30s. He converts his pre-tax to Roth once a year to take advantage of just those pre-tax dollars at a lower income. It is true that there are times and places where tax-deferred is the right answer. But for the most part, early on, and during your peak earnings years, the answer is going to be tax-def deferred accounts.

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