Your response just confirms why I spend very little time on this board anymore. Just too confrontational.
First, I don`t make assumptions regarding the depth of your IRA knowledge. Since a Roth is for post tax dollars, my reservations are again confirmed.
As far as making contributions to an IRA, there are no restrictions as to where the money comes from, though, any tax deductible loss is lost if reinvested in the same secutity within 31 days.
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