Gold is a valuable asset used for centuries as a currency. In addition to its use as money, Gold also has specific benefits when investing. For example, a gold IRA can help to improve a retirement account by giving investors access to this precious metal. What is the history of Gold, and how can it […]
We know that people are concerned about precious metals investing in their self-directed IRA due to the recent selloff in metals and commodities in general. It’s easy to get concerned when you see corrections all the way to the mid-1500s for gold. But, you have to ask yourself why would gold suddenly just fall out […]
As we continue to see the bogus numbers coming out of Washington, and the political rhetoric that comes from the President’s reelection, we thought we would look at what stands in the way of solid recovery and compare that to what the government is doing. Issue 1 – The National Debt The United States is […]
At Accuplan Benefits Services, we love talking about how you can diversify your retirement portfolio to create a better retirement portfolio. Most financial planners and retirement specialists would agree that a diversified portfolio is an intelligent way to go about investing for the long haul. We at Accuplan focus on self-directed IRAs. We want to talk about how you […]
Should you invest in gold? Answers to this question tend to gravitate toward one extreme or the other. Many investors on one side of this discussion believe that investing in gold is a losing proposition because it does not pay any interest and dividends and it costs money to store and protect. On the other […]
With the use of a self-directed IRA you are able to diversify your retirement portfolio. There are so many different investment opportunities that you can do through a self-directed IRA. Really the only thing that holds you back from investing within a self-directed IRA besides some of the rules is your imagination. There are however […]
Investing in physical gold and silver inside of a Self Directed IRA is a great way to diversify your retirement portfolio. Most IRA brokerage companies allow you to invest in ETF (paper that says you own gold) but few IRA custodians allow you to invest in the physical metals. Many people have concerns about ETF’s. […]
An IRA is a great retirement account for anyone looking to grow their retirement nest egg over the span of your career. It makes saving even more advantageous because of the tax advantages that come with an IRA. There are different types of IRAs including: Traditional, Roth, SEP, and Simple accounts. Each one of these […]
No one has a crystal ball and no one is 100% accurate in trying to predict the US economy. However, as wrong as people may be at a detailed level, its not too hard to see larger, more macro trends with some good level of predictability and accuracy. As such, we are seeing 2013 as […]
We wanted to take a moment and provide some insight o what is happening with our self directed IRA account activity. As of November 2012 we have funded more than $464M in self directed IRA deals. Below is a graph that give you a good idea of what the activity level looks like. The significance […]
Recently my bank started issuing $50 and $100 bills from the ATM machine. Every time I go to a store or restaurant to spend one these crisp bills, the clerk or the waiter either holds the bills up and scrutinize them like they are analyzing a diamond, or they call over a manager who is […]
There is another, pronounced trend taking place in the metals markets. There appears to be a significant shift to holding physical gold. As evidence of this trend, we refer you to the chart below which shows the yearly net change in demand for physical gold versus the amount of demand for holding paper gold via […]