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rmacl
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) (http://www.irs.gov/publications/p590/ch01.html#en_US_publink10006059)

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