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Ellaine Maala discusses how much nurses should invest for retirement at different ages and explains the Mega Backdoor Roth IRA.

How Much Should Nurses Invest for Retirement? (By Age)   I talked about how much your should be investing at every age. 00:00 Nurse Investing Wakeup 01:18 Why Nurses Need More 03:15 Four Numbers Framework   05:33 Foundation Years 25-30 07:55 Acceleration Years 30-35   09:08 Double Plans 403b 457 10:10 Peak Earnings 35-40 11:39 Mega Backdoor Roth 15:27 Catch Up Years 40-45 16:51 Benchmarks Are Guides 17:53 Three Actions This Week 19:40 Free Class And Wrap Up Coast FI Calculator: https://nursingflowsheet.com/coast-fi...   TRY MONARCH MONEY use codeMONARCHVIP to get 50% off: https://monarchmoney.sjv.io/VxYNjk   ➤ Free Investment CHEAT SHEET: https://www.nursewhoinvests.com/starter ➤ Free Investing Class: https://www.nursewhoinvests.com/class   Connect with me: Instagram:      / nursewhoinvests     Website: https://nursingflowsheet.com/     ➤ Subscribe for more videos on nursing, career growth, and financial freedom!

People in this episode

Host: Ellaine Maala

Topics covered

• nurse investing
• retirement planning
• financial independence
• Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
• age-based investment strategies

Keywords

• nurse investing
• retirement
• Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
• financial independence
• investment strategies

Sponsors

Monarch Money

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nursing Flow Sheet, Nurse Who Invests

Products: Coast FI Calculator, Monarch Money, Investment Cheat Sheet, Investing Class

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