The 401(k) version of the Roth is bigger and stronger in many ways than it’s little brother.

In today’s tax environment – namely, a relatively low tax rate today with the perhaps-inevitable prospect of higher tax rates in the future – many people are looking to the Roth IRA as a way to hedge their tax bets. With the Roth IRA, you pay your tax upfront on contributions to the account, and withdraw them tax-free during retirement. You may want to investigate another lesser-known option available in many 401(k) plans called the Roth 401(k). Stuart Robertson of Forbes describes the Roth 401(k) as a Big Brother to the Roth IRA, saying the 401(k) version of the Roth…

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