# Taking a new job with a 403(b)

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/taking-a-new-job-with-a-403-b/5512>\
**Category:** Retirement\
**Created:** [June 16, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/taking-a-new-job-with-a-403-b/5512 "2024-06-16T21:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![CHRISTOPHER\_NORMAN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/christopher_norman/32/3125_2.png) [@CHRISTOPHER\_NORMAN](https://community.clark.com/u/CHRISTOPHER_NORMAN)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/taking-a-new-job-with-a-403-b/5512/1 "2024-06-16T21:25:23Z")

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Hello,

I am about to start a career at our county after being in the private sector for 5 years. I believe Clark has talked about this in the past but the priority for investments is different for a 403(b) compared to a 401k and I was thinking of investing to the match for the 403(b), then putting into a traditional IRA (my wife and I make to much for the Roth and the back door makes me nervous) then I was thinking of investing the rest in a traditional rather than the 403(b). Do my fellow Clarkies have any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![SonoranSilkies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SonoranSilkies](https://community.clark.com/u/SonoranSilkies)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/taking-a-new-job-with-a-403-b/5512/3 "2024-08-07T20:21:25Z")

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Be sure to check into social security implications.