In After Effects..How do I add a ramp to a stroke so it fades to bkgrd as a reflection?

I am trying to create a reflection on a solid black background with bot text and an image/movie. Whenever I use linear wipe it wipes out the inside but leaves the stroke solid.
In simple step by step terms how do i apply a ramp/gradient to a stroke to either a text or image in after effects?

What kind of stroke are you applying?  It sounds like you're using Layer Styles, but Layer Styles occur AFTER plugin effects in the render pipeline, meaning the stroke is being applied to the layer AFTER the linear wipe, rather than before it.
You can fix the issue in a number of ways; the most obvious is to precompose the layer and add your Linear Wipe to the precomp.

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