<prompt> Human: I recently rolled over a 401k from a previous employer into a Vanguard IRA 50KI know there is a 5500yr max on contributions, but this does not stop me from buying mutual funds in Vanguard, outside of my IRA right?I planned to max out my IRA contribution and maybe toss an additional 3K-5K into another mutual fund. VSCGX to be exact  <response>: I know there is a 5500yr max on contributions, but this does not stop me from buying mutual funds in Vanguard, outside of my IRA right?I may be misunderstanding your statement, but if what youre saying is you have a separate account with Vanguard an IRA and a Brokerage Account, for example, the maximum contribution to your IRA would not preclude you from contributing to your Brokerage Account and investing in mutual funds there. 