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Tapping investments for homeownership down payments

Reports before Davos suggested that President Trump would announce an initiative to spur homeownership by allowing individuals to withdraw funds from their 401(k) accounts to make a down payment on a home purchase without incurring a10% early withdrawal penalty.

Davos has come and gone, and we are now hearing reports that the President is “not a fan” of this approach. His comments seem to echo criticisms from some that we should not encourage individuals to withdraw money from their retirement accounts.

There is merit to this criticism – but also merit to the idea in the first place, since a home purchase details ⇒

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