IRA Investment Options

  • What is an Allowable Investment?

    Allowable investments at uDirect IRA Services include the following:

      • Residential real estate, including: apartments, single family homes, and duplexes
      • Commercial real estate
      • Undeveloped or raw land
      • REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
      • Real estate notes (mortgages and deeds of trusts)
      • Promissory notes
      • Private limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and C corporations
      • Tax lien certificates
      • Oil and gas investments
      • Private stock offerings, private placements
      • Judgments/structured settlements
      • Gold bullion
      • Factoring investments
    • Accounts receivable
    • Equipment leasing

    What Investments are Not Allowed?

    You can invest your IRA in anything except Life Insurance Policies and Collectibles. As a result, you have a greater variety of assets to invest in for your retirement.

    For more information regarding rules governing self-directed IRA or 401(k) investments, please see IRA Rules.