May 21, 2025
🔍 SDIRA Custodians vs. Institutional Providers: Fee Structures As the conversation around retirement investing continues to evolve, a growing number of Americans are questioning the true cost and control associated with traditional retirement plans. While institutional platforms such as 401(k)s and IRAs managed by large financial firms often promote ease…
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December 12, 2017
Purchasing residential investment properties with self-directed retirement funds is no different than buying rental properties with after-tax dollars in terms of finding the right property for your Self-Directed IRA, IRA Owned LLC, or Solo…
December 4, 2017
What is a Solo 401(k) Plan? The 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement plan under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. A 401(k) plan allows a worker to save for…
November 30, 2017
Investing Your Self-Directed IRA Funds Once you have your self-directed IRA opened and funded, it’s time to think about investing. The IRS says you can invest your IRA dollars in…
November 13, 2017
Thomas' Story What started out as an internet search about self-directed IRA’s has turned into a friendship that pays tremendous dividends. And, has allowed me and my family to feel…
November 9, 2017
Single Family Homes Inside Nancy's Self-Directed IRA It all started back in 2006. I was reading the business section of the newspaper and came across an article about self-directed IRAs.…
November 1, 2017
IRS Gets Its Wings Clipped on Roth IRA’s and “Substance Over Form” Doctrine  The 6th Circuit recently released a case that is good news for taxpayers on several levels. In…
October 31, 2017
This year has been a record hurricane season, with multiple historically strong storms destroying neighborhoods and even entire communities in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Texas. There are several things real…
October 30, 2017
My Roth 401k bought a land contract in late August of 2017. I found the Roth 401(k) property investment opportunity while speaking nationwide on taxation of real estate and self-directed IRA’s/401k’s. During one of the breaks,…
October 24, 2017
Today’s crowdfunding platforms offer many new opportunities that investors may not have discovered in the past. Unfortunately, most of these deals are available to accredited investors only. Why, and how…
October 23, 2017
Every year, the IRS announces updated contribution limits and income thresholds for Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs. The IRA contribution limit is not changing in 2018, but the income limits…
August 22, 2017
Wall Street investors seem to believe the single-family rental market won’t be slowing down any time soon. Two of the nation’s biggest SFR landlords are merging to form one landlord…
July 26, 2017
Taking the reins of your own financial future, investment performance, lifestyle in retirement, and legacy can be far easier than many realize. Those with existing retirement accounts will find by…
