May 26, 2025
Self-Directed IRAs Offer Freedom—But Also Risk Self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs) are growing in popularity for investors who want to take control of their retirement by investing in real estate, private equity, notes, and more. But with this flexibility comes responsibility—and a new set of risks that traditional IRA holders rarely face.…
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April 10, 2020
Did the tenants in your IRA-Owned property pay rent this month? Nearly a third of U.S. apartment renters didn’t pay any of their April rent during the first week of…
March 27, 2020
Currently the world is attempting to maintain, control and defeat COVID-19 which is the official name for a new version of the Corona virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
March 26, 2020
Does the IRS now give me more time to contribute money to my IRA for 2019? Yes. Contributions can be made to your IRA, for a particular year, at any…
March 24, 2020
How do you avoid having to take Required Minimum Distributions (RMD’s)? You can’t. But, you might get to wait longer before you have to take them. Self-Directed IRA RMDs are…
February 4, 2020
New Year, new rules. Congress has passed the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act) which became effective January 1, 2020. It brings the most significant changes…
January 7, 2020
What is a Stretch IRA? The term refers to your beneficiaries taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMD’s) from an Inherited IRA or 401k over extended periods of time. The rules allow…
November 8, 2019
NEW CONTRIBUTION LIMITS ANNOUNCED The Internal Revenue Service announced that employees in 401(k) plans can contribute up to $19,500 next year starting in 2020. This and and other changes in…
November 1, 2019
How can you squirrel-away the most retirement savings? If you’re self-employed you can do this easily with a SEP Plan. First available in 1979, the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) is…
October 17, 2019
When it comes to Self-Directing your retirement funds you want great service and reasonable fees. We have many people switch their IRA accounts from other companies to uDirect IRA Services…
September 3, 2019
If you’re like many people, you’ve worked hard to accumulate a large nest egg in your traditional IRA (including a SEP-IRA). It’s even more critical to carefully plan for withdrawals…
August 27, 2019
by Guest Contributor, Professional Investor David Campbell, founder of Hassle-Free Cashflow Investing As a professional investor with over a billion dollars of transactional experience, I believe a recession is looming,…
August 19, 2019
Not saving for retirement? A 2018 Government Accountability Office study found that nearly one-third of Americans age 55 and older don’t have any retirement nest egg even a traditional pension plan. According to Investopedia…
