Funding Your Next Deal throughĀ Enhanced Retirement Accounts Can anything compete with theĀ U.S. National Debt? While the $22Ā Trillion is a comically large number andĀ marginal deficit ($45,486 per second,Ā yikes!) of little benefit to the average American, there isĀ an ally out there with twelve zeros that can materiallyĀ impact your life - the Individual Retirement Account. How are IRAs [...]
A self-directed IRA allows you to invest in private, hard and āalternativeā assets without sacrificing the planās tax advantages. The 2018 tax filing deadline has come and gone. Last year was hopefully a prosperous one for you and yours, but a lucrative year for you can also mean a lucrative April for the Internal Revenue [...]
A process for adding digital currencies to a self-directed retirement plan may still materialize. Over the last few decades, the internet has redefined commerce. As a result, brick-and-mortar businesses increasingly are going the way of VHS. Goods from entire markets, from books and toys to cars and houses, are available from the comfort of oneās [...]
Make Your IRA Work for What is Best for You By Clay Malcolm When it comes to private lending, or any other investment opportunity, investors are beginning to understand a fundamental truth: If I can do it personally, my IRA, 401(k), or health savings account (HSA) can likely do it as well. With a few [...]
Crowdfunding has a key role in democratizing the investment arena by exposing regular people to new asset markets and by giving small companies new ways to raise necessary capital. Previously, prospective investors may have sought ways to get in on the ground floor of the ānext Apple,ā but the sizable task of sifting through available [...]
For Christmas this year I headed south to visit my parents in their brand new humble abode that sits on the ninth fairway of a gorgeous golf course. Santa was extra good to me this holiday season, bringing sunshine, warm weather and a golf game two strokes under par ā not to mention fewer family [...]
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