``You still are better off selling and buying it back in an IRA (IF YOU PLAN TO PROFIT) Profit that has no tax is much sweeter.``
Under current tax law, that advice might be questionable. If you plan to profit there is no logical reason to convert a 15% capital gain into a distribution subject to taxation of 35% or more upon withdrawal.
Of course, a Roth IRA would be different...but not by much.
DoP
