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Re: Using your Roth as part of your emergency fund--good idea?
Old 05-15-2007, 05:50 PM   #3
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One drawback to consider is that if you do have an emergency and do withdraw principal from the Roth, the funds you withdraw cannot be replaced, and all future tax-free compounding of those funds within the Roth will have been lost forever.

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