Does your company offer a 401k account? If they do be grateful because you are with a company that isn't following the trend.Less and less companies are offering 401k benefits. Make sure you take advantage of your companies 401k as it is one of the smartest things you can do for your retirement. If you […]
Self-Directed IRA Rules – Indirect Benefit
Investing in a Self-Directed IRA is a great alternative to investing in traditional investments such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Through a Self-Directed IRA, you can invest in more non-traditional investments such as real estate, private placements, gold and silver, loans, and other hard assets. Many individuals shy away from investing in Self-Directed IRAs […]
Holding Real Estate within an IRA
Is anyone else really curious to see where the market is going? Currently, the Dow Jones has lost 6.83%, the S&P 500 has lost 5.04% and the NASDAQ has lost 3.47 since the beginning of the year. Is the market going to continue this downswing for much longer? The truth is, we don’t know. We […]
Fund your Business with a Self Directed 401k
Have you ever wanted to start your own business but don’t have the funds available to start the business? Maybe you have been laid off and have funds sitting around in your 401k. Now could be the perfect time to start that business you always wanted to start. Why not use the funds in your […]
Jump Start Your Retirement in 2014
Making your retirement should be a priority when the economic future is so unstable. Will Social Security still be available in 20 years, and even then Social Security is only designed to be a retirement aid and not the majority of your retirement. Pensions are a thing of the past and should not be relied […]
Benefits of a Gold-Backed IRA
Investing in physical gold and silver inside of a Self Directed IRA is a great way to diversify your retirement portfolio. Most IRA brokerage companies allow you to invest in ETF (paper that says you own gold) but few IRA custodians allow you to invest in the physical metals. Many people have concerns about ETF’s. […]
Small Business Retirement Plans
There are millions of Americans that own their own business but do not know their options concerning retirement plans for their business. There are a number of different options to consider when trying to decide what option is the best to them. In todays article we are going to discuss the various options available. Keep […]
Private Placements Investing inside of an IRA
Investing through a Self-Directed IRA is a great alternative strategy to diversifying your investment portfolio. Through a self-directed IRA, you can invest in multiple investments, including real estate, physical gold and silver, private placements, loans, and other non-traditional investment vehicles. One investment vehicle that could have a big payout is private placements. In short, a […]
2014 and Your Self Directed IRA
A self directed IRA allows you to invest in non-traditional investments. There are a few things that you must do in order to take full advantage of your self directed IRA. One of the most important and easiest things you can do is to make sure you know the following dates and if they apply […]
Checkbook IRA, Self Directed IRA LLC With Checkbook Control
A Self Directed IRA, like other traditional IRAs, follows the same tax laws and rules but it allows you to invest in non-traditional investements that are typically not available through your investment advisor or broker. These investment choices can be private LLCs, or corporations, private lending, real estate, precious metal and much more. The options […]
MAKE SELF-DIRECTING YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
You don’t have to start your resolution on January 1st, but you should start your resolution with the intent of following thorough. According to StatisticBrain.com, 34% of people make money related resolutions. How many times have you thought about taking control of your financial future? About having more money in your retirement? Well, the beginning […]
Now is a Good Time to Check Your Retirement
We have talked about retirement extensively but now that it is the beginning of another year it is a wise decisions to step back and evaluate your retirement to make sure you are on track to be retirement ready. Looking over this infographic is a good start. Some of the numbers on the infographic are […]