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Can I use funds in my 403(b) retirement plan for a first-time home purchase?

Can I withdraw funds from my 403(b) retirement plan without penalty, for the purposes of purchasing a first-time home? If not, are there other retirement plans from which I could …
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What is a tax-deferred annuity?

My office retirement account is something called a tax-deferred annuity. I was told it's "like a 401(k)," but I thought the non-profit version of a 401(k) was a 403(b). What is t …
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kid using retirement to fund a startup

I'm 24 years old and have $10k in my retirement accounts (Roth IRA) after about a year with a real job. I'm considering withdrawing the entire balance to support myself for a few …
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How do I know what funds to choose for my 401(k)?

I am 33 and formerly financially irresponsible. I am concentrating on reducing my mountain o' debt (which is around $153k of the unsecured variety). I don't have a ton of extra i …