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A 401(k) Is a Great Resource for Retirement, but It's Overrated

The Motley Fool

The 401(k) is a cornerstone of retirement planning -- it's tax-friendly, hands-off, and convenient. Contributions to a traditional IRA may be deductible, and earnings grow tax-deferred until you take withdrawals in retirement. Contributions to a Roth IRA are made with after-tax money, and withdrawals are tax-free in retirement.

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The Most Popular Retirement Account Is Also the Most Overrated -- Here's Why

The Motley Fool

A 401(k) allows people to set aside pre-tax money, enabling you to save for retirement while lowering your taxable income for the year. With a 401(k), making an early withdrawal will result in a 10% early withdrawal penalty and owed taxes on the withdrawn amount (since you didn't pay taxes on the initial contributions).

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Maxing Out Your 401(k) May Sound Appealing, but Here's the Unfortunate Truth About It

The Motley Fool

In many cases, this includes your company's stock (if it's a public company), a set of index funds and bonds, and target-date funds that automatically rebalance to become more conservative as you get closer to retirement. IRAs also have penalties for early withdrawals, but they offer more exceptions.

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Duolingo Stock Soars 22% on Earnings and Revenue Beats and Better-Than-Expected Guidance

The Motley Fool

in Wednesday's after-hours trading, following the educational technology company's release of a strong fourth-quarter 2023 report. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margin of 21.5% Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) stock gained 22.1% Full-year 2024 guidance: Revenue of $717.5

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1 Up-and-Coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That Could Make You a Millionaire

The Motley Fool

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful assistant for insurers because it can process substantial volumes of data quickly and use it to make educated predictions. It's central to insurance provider Lemonade 's (NYSE: LMND) business model, but the tech company has also used AI to overhaul the claims process and its customer service.

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Concentration Risk and Your Equity Compensation: Reasons and Rebuttals

Zajac Group

Reason #4 – Company Restrictions: In a post-IPO or long-term public company, you may be subject to lock-ups (post-IPO) and blackout windows prohibiting you from buying or selling positions, even if you wanted to. You might seek to defer income tax, simply, by not exercising options or selling shares.

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Baidu (BIDU) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Since the large-scale launch of this service in April, its daily usage has surged over 15-fold to more than 2 million times per day, helping locals handle tasks such as household registrations, social security inquiries, and tax declarations. Income tax expenses was RMB 1.1 billion, compared to RMB 1.3