New to this so I was not following the investment order. I typically just do the match for 401k and max my Roth. OK I am maxing out 401K and Roth now. I guess I should start a traditional IRA? Should I just do that for 2019? Or would you go through the trouble of stopping Roth contributions asap for the rest of the year and open a traditional and move forward?
The "investment order" has little to do with traditional IRA or Roth other than to say max out a Roth IRA, if that's what you're using, before topping off your 401k after the match. There is only 1 limit across all your IRA's (traditional and Roth). Pick the one that's right for you (Roth for most people, but traditional works best for some) and max it out.
Why do you think you should be using a traditional instead of a Roth?