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To: Bruce A. Bowman who wrote (4385)	3/27/1998 7:53:00 PM
From: Bernie Goldberg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18928

Hi Bruce, moneyinsider.msn.com That's the place you want to go. ( At least one of them.) the short answer to your question is a definite yes you can roll a regular IRA over to a Roth IRA. If you do it in FY1998 you can spread the tax liability over 4 years. Bernie

To: Bruce A. Bowman who wrote (4385)	3/28/1998 1:20:00 AM
From: steve in socal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18928

bruce---it is posibile and in some instances profitable to switch from an ira to a roth. BUT, the rules are complicated and restrictive when it comes to adjusted gross income. talk to your tax guy. s,k,

To: Bruce A. Bowman who wrote (4385)	3/28/1998 8:35:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

Hi Bruce, There might be a stiff penalty in converting your IRA to a Roth one now. Some of it depends if you were deducting your IRA contributions from previous tax years. Sorry I don't know more about the details. I remember last summer when you were contemplating your open water crossing. It takes a leap of faith to let one's accounts sit for a month with nothing more than a few gtc orders sitting around! I'm glad that AIM was able to help! There's an interesting series of articles in this month's WORTH magazine on living with retirement. I'm not finished with them yet, but I've enjoyed what I've read so far. The articles indicate that we Boomers will most likely do something other than traditional rocking chair retirements and that we should "practice" retirement before actually doing so! Well, I've had 12 years of practice so far, and I'm just getting the hang of it!! ;-) Best regards, Tom