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How do you roll over a Roth 401K into a Roth IRA?

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There are some similarities and some differences between 401k and Roth IRA. Here are the some important differences between them.

Contribution: The money you put in 401k or Roth IRA account.
Earnings: It is the money you earn on contributed money (interest or capital gain).
Read more about each one in detail below:

401K Employer Retirement Account Plan
ROTH IRA

Under current law, there is no ability for an investor in an employer-sponsored 401(k) account to make such a conversion to a Roth accounts within the same plan. Now, there are reports that the Senate is going to propose rules that overturn this law and allow certain employees to roll over amounts from their 401k retirement plans to a Roth-type savings account.
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