Contribute earnings to a rollover IRA?

[geekette]

My DH had a small amount of earnings last year which we will be investing in a traditional IRA.  Most of his investments are in a tIRA that is a 401k rollover at Vanguard (which is where I'd like to put the money).  Can you contribute earnings to a rollover or does he have to contribute to a separate tIRA?

[robartsd]

Yes, he should be able to make traditional IRA contributions to an IRA that started as a rollover of traditional 401k funds. Adding contributions to a rollover IRA can cause problems if you want to rollover from the IRA to an employer sponsored plan later if that is significant to your case. https://investor.vanguard.com/401k-rollover/401k-to-ira-rollover-rules#onceIRollOver

[geekette]

Thank you.  Somehow I missed that on Vanguard's site!