Roth IRA investing with no earned income

rmacl · #1 Apr 19, 2009, 12:02 PM

I am retired with no earned income, can I invest in a Roth IRA?

morgaine300 · Apr 19, 2009, 09:29 PM

About the only non-earned income that counts is alimony:

Publication 590 (2008), Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)

(This is in the traditional IRA section but counts for Roths too.)



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