The 401k Tax Bomb Nobody is Talking About (Ep. 264)

Without the Bank Podcast · Apr 9, 2026 · 16m

Your 401k could lose over HALF its value before you retire — and nobody's telling you this.

In Part 2 of our 401k Half-Truths series, we break down the one thing your financial advisor doesn't want you to think about: taxes you don't control yet.

Here's the uncomfortable truth. The U.S. national debt just hit $39 trillion — that's roughly $114,000 owed per every American citizen. Someone has to pay that back. And if you're parking your retirement savings in a tax-deferred account like a 401k, you're betting your future on tax rates staying where they are. That's a gamble most people don't…