Many investors are still in the dark about self-directed IRAs. That’s not entirely surprising – it’s a strategy that only 2 percent of Americans use currently. This retirement savings account, which gives you more investment options than just stocks and bonds, often isn’t mentioned by financial advisors because there isn’t much in it for them. [...]
Filed under: self directed IRA on February 6th, 2012 | No Comments »
You’ve likely heard about (or even experienced) the strategy that only 2 percent of Americans are using to creating a fortune – self-directed IRA investing. If you live in Chicago or Detroit, you’ll soon have the opportunity to discover in-person how this type of investment can help you build wealth. The weekend of February 11-12, [...]
Filed under: Equity University, self directed IRA on February 3rd, 2012 | No Comments »
Self-directed investors are increasingly drawn to tax lien investments because of the potential for impressive returns from little initial investment. Tax lien auctions and sales result when a land owner fails to pay taxes on a property. The county can auction the tax lien to recover that money rather than waiting for the delinquent property [...]
Filed under: self directed IRA, Tax liens on January 24th, 2012 | No Comments »
Looking for ways to make bigger deals than your current cash flow allows? There’s cash pool out there of up to $4.2 trillion* that has sky-high potential for investments. This cash from a source that you might not have thought about: self-directed IRAs and 401(k)s. You can complete the deals you might already be doing [...]
Filed under: Private Bank, self directed IRA on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
The state of the real estate market, with the abundance of foreclosures coming through the pipeline, creates an incredible opportunity for investors. What’s more, you can build incredible wealth through this real estate segment and not pay taxes on your profits. Let Equity Trust Company show you how by revealing a simple strategy that only [...]
Filed under: Investing in Real Estate, self directed IRA on January 6th, 2012 | No Comments »
You might have a retirement plan in place, but is it working for you as much as you’d like? There are several options out there, so there’s bound to be at least one plan type that especially maximizes your unique savings situation. This time of year is the perfect time to evaluate those options and [...]
Filed under: 401(k), Roth IRA, Saving for Retirement, self directed IRA on December 15th, 2011 | No Comments »
Equity Trust Company client John Logsdon is turning a struggling town into a resort and tourist destination – with the help of his self-directed IRA. Equity Trust clients John Logsdon and his wife, Melinda Rayne Yes – not only can investors self-direct their savings into alternative investments such as real estate and tax liens, but [...]
Filed under: self directed IRA on December 8th, 2011 | No Comments »
IRAs have contribution limits that sometimes stifle investors’ ability to tap into some potentially lucrative self-directed deals that require a higher amount of capital. Yet, you might have heard about successful investors who have been able to get larger deals done with the money in their self-directed retirement accounts. How can this be? As these [...]
Filed under: self directed IRA, Small business plans on November 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
The time when abundant, profitable real estate flips were available is coming to an end. But just because there are fewer and fewer flips available, doesn’t mean there aren’t real estate deals out there. In fact, there is an abundance of profitable real estate deals out there, generating positive monthly cash flow, just waiting to [...]
Filed under: Investing in Real Estate, self directed IRA, Uncategorized on November 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Calling all “Plus” people: Now you can add us to your circles! Equity Trust is giving you yet another avenue to discover more self-directed investing news and information: Google+. Click here to view our profile and begin following us. Those of you who are somewhat social media-literate are at least aware of Google’s recently created [...]
Filed under: 2011 Networking Conference, About Equity Trust, self directed IRA on November 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
