A Self-Directed IRA Administration Firm vs. Traditional Brokers
The traditional path to retirement isn’t much of a path at all. According to Yahoo! Finance, after all, the median savings of a Generation Xer is only $40,000—while they might […]
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Compliance Tips for Maintaining a Self-Directed IRA
A Self-Directed IRA is like a gateway to another dimension of investing. You can hold gold. You can hold real estate. You can hold private notes and even tax liens. […]
How to Set Up a Real Estate IRA
If you have real estate, you have potential income. That’s the simple proposition that leads so many investors to enjoying real estate for retirement. Real estate can be a way […]
Using a Self-Directed IRA for Private Equity
Private stocks. For many investors, they’re the ultimate form of investing—a way to buy low and sell spectacularly high. After all, if you get in on the “ground floor” of […]
Precious Metals in a Self-Directed IRA: Beyond Gold
You might have heard it on cable news commercials before. You can hold gold in a Self-Directed IRA! And indeed you can: a Self-Directed IRA is a powerful way to […]
Traditional vs Roth: Choosing the Best Self-Directed IRA
To be or not to be? Shakespeare might have posed that question centuries ago, but in the world of retirement investing, there’s a question that feels just as historic: Traditional […]
These are the Worst Self-Directed IRA Myths Out There
Myths and fact. Too often online, the line between these two concepts is blurred. That’s particularly true in Self-Directed IRAs. Because many investors don’t know about Self-Directed IRAs, it’s easy […]
Choosing the Right Self-Directed IRA
The reasons to choose a Self-Directed IRA are numerous. It’s not hard to imagine why someone might want a more independent style of investing—with a Self-Directed IRA, you’re free to […]
What Puts the “Self-Directed” in “Self-Directed IRA”?
You’re probably aware of what a retirement account is—it’s a place where you can park your money and invest it so you can enjoy tax-protected benefits until retirement age. But […]
Required Minimum Distributions and Your Self-Directed IRA
When you save up for retirement, do you know that the money you’re putting away might have to come out at a certain point? They’re called RMDs, or Required Minimum […]