By Alex Mednick Don't get caught in the crossfire. The stock market has taken a dive across the board as the tariffs on Chinese imports have increased from 10% to 25%. The Dow, S&P 500, & Nasdaq all fell by 1.5% as investors seem to be preparing for a prolonged trade dispute between the U.S. […]
Although Self-Directed IRAs and Solo 401(k)s are one of the best wealth-generating platforms available, many people make mistakes when choosing a Self-Directed IRA platform or company. You need to weigh the pros and cons of each kind of plan, and get a true understanding of how each plan works so you can choose the best […]
By Brian Boisier Here at Broad Financial, we're often asked to describe what we do, since Self-Directed IRAs are such a little known commodity in the retirement investing spectrum. And the description I keep coming back to is: We are enablers. And no, not the kind of enablers you might be thinking of. Enablers in […]
You may have heard that foreclosure investment is a great way to make money on real estate. It is possible to secure a property at 30%-60% below its actual value, and with foreclosures, you are dealing with owners who are letting go of the property because they can no longer afford to pay the mortgage, […]
By Jacob Markowitz We’re all guilty of it at one point or another – that moment where we completely change our stance on something we adamantly believed previously (for me, I appropriately ate my words after initially disliking sushi). JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently had one such change of stance which may very well […]
Since real estate investing is the most popular investment option for Self-Directed IRAs, some of the questions our experts get asked the most are "Can you use your 401(k) to buy real estate?" and "Can I use my 401(k) to buy land?" And most investors would like to do this through a rollover so as […]
As most know, there are two types of IRAs. Most people have is what’s called a traditional IRA or a tax-deferred IRA. There are no capital gain taxes in an IRA. However, with a traditional IRA, you will eventually pay the taxman. You may not do it until you're 72, when you are required to, […]
By Jacob Markowitz Diversity. It’s the term we at Broad Financial have been preaching over and over again, and we’ll continue to do so until we’re red in the face and our voices give out. Once again, we were recently shown why it is so imperative to not put our faith solely in the stock […]