Your IRA can act as the bank — funding short-term real estate loans secured by a recorded deed of trust and earning interest tax-deferred (or tax-free in a R...
Picking the right self-directed IRA company matters more than picking your first investment. The wrong fee structure quietly drains returns for as long as yo...
Private lending — your IRA acts as the bank, secured by a recorded deed of trust on real property — is one of the cleanest, most predictable strategies insid...
Most self-directed IRA mistakes don't trigger a small penalty. They trigger a full disqualification — meaning the IRS treats the entire account as distribute...
If you're choosing between a self-directed IRA and a Solo 401(k), the right answer almost always comes down to three questions: Are you self-employed? Do you...
Crypto inside a retirement account is no longer fringe. Major custodians now offer it, the IRS has been consistent in treating crypto as property since 2014,...
California is the most expensive state in the U.S. to operate an IRA-owned LLC. It's also the state where the Checkbook IRA structure most often pays off — b...
Most retirement accounts limit you to mutual funds and stocks. A self-directed IRA changes that
IRA LLC for Real Estate: How Checkbook Control Actually Works