With the erratic nature of returns in standard stock market investments, American workers have started moving to platforms that provide them with more asset choices. One of these platforms - the Self-Directed IRA - has received quite a bit of publicity lately, largely due to the cryptocurrency craze. For the average investor, however, a more […]
By Jeff Astor One of the most common questions I get is: If Self-Directed IRAs or Solo 401(k)s are such powerful retirement vehicles, how come I’ve never heard of them until recently? And why don’t more people know about it? The answer is straight-forward: The brokerages and investment houses that hold your retirement money are […]
Netflix’s “Explained,” a collection of short documentaries that go into such topics as dieting, monogamy, and designer DNA, recently tackled the world of cryptocurrency in it’s fifth episode of Season One. Appropriately narrated by “Mr. Robot’s” Christian Slater, “Explained” breaks down the crypto world in an easily digestible way, so even the most computer illiterate […]
You can’t control what happens halfway around the world. Greece. China. Earthquakes. You also don’t get a say about when the feds will hike interest rates. Most of what you get lately is a front row seat to watch the wild swings in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So the question remains: If you can’t […]
You can’t control what happens halfway around the world. Greece. China. Earthquakes. You also don’t get a say about when the feds will hike interest rates. Most of what you get lately is a front row seat to watch the wild swings in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So the question remains: If you can’t […]
So you’re buying a property with your Self Directed IRA. Once you get past the deal making, the paperwork of purchase, and the tedious talking to attorneys that is almost inevitable[1], then you get to place your paws on the property itself. Obviously you’re not going to be living there, (thank you very much Prohibited […]
One of the lesser utilized capacities of a self directed IRA is the ability to put your (obviously) amazing ideas into action. Although it’s true that most self directed investors go the real estate route, there are a number who engage their entrepreneurial spirit and finance a business with their retirement funds. Just as easily, […]
