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  • Secured and Unsecured Notes in a Self-Directed IRA

    June 22, 2026

    Secured and Unsecured Notes in a Self-Directed IRA Tired of watching your wealth ride the unpredictable roller coaster of the stock market? Many modern investors are turning to alternative investments to take true control over their financial futures. One of the most powerful—yet frequently overlooked—methods for generating consistent cash flow…

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  • May 26, 2016

    By Guest Contributor Mathew Owens, CPA One of the main questions investors ask me when starting off investing is what entity should they setup when investing.  Many investors have already…

  • May 24, 2016

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  • May 23, 2016

    Service Providers Can & Will Destroy Your Self-Directed IRA By Guest Contributor Attorney John Hyre I have started to notice a disturbing pattern:  Service providers destroying their clients’ Self-Directed IRA’s. …

  • May 20, 2016

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  • May 19, 2016

    Real estate entrepreneur pays obscene taxes after typical “Checkbook LLC” arrangement blows up; Some notes on “dealer” status & other flipper tax issues By Guest Contributor Attorney John Hyre Quick…

  • May 17, 2016

    STRATEGICALLY INVESTING IN DIFFERENT REAL ESTATE ASSET CLASSES  by Guest Contributor Mathew Owens, CPA Getting started investing in real estate can be overwhelming and many investors are not sure where…

  • May 16, 2016

    The Thiessen Tax Court Case – Loan Guarantees Create Prohibited Transactions and Other Lessons By Guest Contributor Attorney John Hyre The Basic Lesson Do not guarantee loans for your IRA,…

  • May 15, 2016

    Emerging Economic Trends and Major Shifts There are major economic and investment industry shifts evolving. Even if they were possible to ignore, burying your head in the sand isn’t going…

  • May 12, 2016

    Due Diligence on Multifamily Property by Guest Contributor~Mathew Owens, CPA After reviewing hundreds of multifamily properties and acquiring multiple pieces of value-add multifamily real estate there are a few tricks…

  • May 12, 2016

    The 8 Steps to Trust Deed Investing with a Self-Directed IRA By Guest Contributor ~ Ignite Funding With a Self-Directed IRA, deciding how you will be investing your money is…

  • May 12, 2016

    The  Self-Directed IRA is a useful tool for retirement savings.  Like any good tool, it works best when you know how to work it.  From time to time the investments…

  • May 11, 2016

    Self-Directed IRAs are great tools Make sure you know what you are doing Self-Directed IRAs are rapidly growing in popularity, but experts warn that it is important to only get…