The Internal Revenue Service puts few restrictions on what assets you can own in an individual retirement arrangement. You can’t use your self-directed IRA to buy life insurance, collectibles, jewelry, alcoholic beverages or some forms of precious metals. But there’s nothing in the law that says you can’t buy an interest in a closely held […]
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The IRS Has Released IRA Contributions Limits for 2020
Each year, the IRS announces IRA contributions and their limits, Traditional IRA deduction income limits, and Roth IRA contribution income limits. Not only is there a maximum amount that Americans can contribute to their IRAs each year, but not everyone is eligible for both types of IRAs. The 2020 IRA Contribution Limit While there are […]
What are Futures and How Can They be Utilized in Your IRA
Futures trading involves buying and selling contracts for agricultural commodities, foreign currency, metals and other items whose price fluctuates from day to day. Futures traders make money by betting that prices will go up or down and trading the right to buy or sell at a given price. While futures trading is not expressly […]
Why Not Both? Operating a 401K and an IRA Simultaneously
If you contribute to your 401K account, you may still contribute to a Roth IRA and/or a traditional IRA, as long as you meet the IRA’s eligibility requirements. However, if you wish to contribute to a traditional IRA and take a tax deduction for that contribution, depending on your income, your contribution to your employer’s […]
Financial Mistakes Retirees can Still Make in Their Golden Years
Unbeknownst to a lot of people, some, well into their golden years, still have some financial issues when it comes to their retirement. There are still mistakes to be made, there are still some downfalls and hard times, and there are ways to navigate around those issues unscathed. We’re here today to talk about some […]
What are the IRA Account Types Available?
There are a handful of IRA account types to choose from. Do you feel confident that you’re familiar with the details of those accounts? For a quick overview of each account type, keep reading. SEP IRA A Simplified Employee Pension Plan, or a SEP IRA, is a retirement plan that’s specifically designed for people with […]
Rolling Over a 401K to a Self-Directed IRA
A rollover is a transfer of funds from one retirement savings account to another retirement savings account type. The reason that you may want to rollover an account can range from dissatisfaction of the performance of your current account, a change in employment, or maybe you’ve inherited an IRA. Regardless of your reason, there are […]
IRA Q&A: Your Job and your Retirement Savings
Here’s a question that popped into my head just the other day: Can you put money in an IRA or a Roth IRA if you don’t have wage income? And the answer I found is that Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) were introduced in the mid-70s to help employees save for retirement and reduce their taxable […]
Control your Investments With a Checkbook IRA
Do you have an IRA or a 401K? According to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, in 2013, about 45 percent of households aged 25 to 64 had balances in retirement accounts. Do those 45 percent of Americans know what their retirement accounts are invested in? Most likely not, and that doesn’t bother […]
What you Didn’t Know was Possible with your IRA
It’s not difficult to imagine that the majority of U.S citizens have heard of an IRA. It’s equally imaginable that most have not heard of a self-directed IRA. A self-directed retirement account gives you the ability to invest in non-traditional investments. In all reality, though a self-directed IRA is the same thing as a regular account. […]