Few executives show more public passion for March Madness
than the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK - A) CEO, whose contest for Berkshire
employees this year offers a prize of $ 1 million per year for life for correctly predicting the Sweet Sixteen, or $ 1 million for nailing the first 32 games, or $ 100,000 to the person whose
bracket remains perfect the longest.
If the
employee is in a higher tax
bracket during retirement
than he is when he is putting money in the Roth 401 (k), the plan allows him to pay a lower tax rate
than he would in a regular 401 (k)-- since withdrawals during retirement are tax free.