Q2 2012 GDP And Your Self Directed IRA

The reported, headline, GDP numbers just came in at 1.5% in the second quarter. This is a major revision downward from 2% in the first quarter of 2012. This brings the overall annual growth rate in at 2.2% versus the previous 2.4% in Q1 2012. Overall these numbers are not statistically significant. In fact, it […]

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What Obamacare Means To Your Self Directed IRA

As most of you probably know by now the US Supreme court ruled that Obamacare was constitutional as a TAX! Now as some of may recall, the administration portrayed this entire program as something that could and should be regulated under the commerce clause of the constitution, but it clearly, was not, definitely was not […]

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Sovereign Responsibility And The Self Directed IRA

We recently came across a very interesting, joint project between Mike Walker, former US Comptroller, and some graduate students from Standford. This particular project was to analyze the basic policies and fiscal practices of the world’s major countries. The list is interesting and has definite implications for self directed IRA investors. This project was designed […]

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The US Outlook And Your Self Directed IRA

Despite the many negative macro economic factors that are negatively impacting the US and the US recovery, the US is in relatively better shape than other countries. This may sound contradictory to some of our prior blog postings, but its not when we compare the US to other countries. So, we thought we would highlight […]

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