Money Should you put more in your 401(k) than you need to get the employer match? April 22, 2019 Christy Bieber, The Motley Fool Comments Off on Should you put more in your 401(k) than you need to get the employer match? You should always invest enough in your 401(k) to get an employer match. But should you put more money into your 401(k) or do something else with it?