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Roth conversion vs rolling into solo 401k

G
Jun 17, 2026 · 14:44

Hi all,

After I left my last job I moved my 401k to Fidelity and it became a rollover IRA.

My income is now higher and I want to start doing a backdoor IRA but I can’t do this while I have the rollover IRA.

It seems like my two options are either to do a Roth conversion which merges the rollover IRA into my Roth IRA. Or I can open up a solo 401k and roll the rollover IRA into that.

Does it matter which option I choose?