Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 15:49:36 CST
From: "Elizabeth Richardson" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Swap cash and securities in IRA?
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"Eric Edwards"  wrote in message

> The IRA in question is a Roth but I may soon also have a rollover IRA
> in a similar state.
>

I believe you can take a distribution - at any time without penalty - the
amount you have contributed to a Roth, though not its earnings. Would doing
so solve your problem?

Elizabeth Richardson