457 Plans, Bonus Investing, and Emergency Funds

457 Plans, Bonus Investing, and Emergency Funds

September 2, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 288

About this episode

The episode discusses the appropriate size of an emergency fund, the use of 457 plans, and strategies for investing large one-time payments like bonuses.

How big should your emergency fund be? Should you use that 457 plan offered by your employer? And what do you do with large one-time payments like a bonus - invest it all at once or put a little into the market at a time?

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