Are Your Grown Kids Affecting Your Retirement Future?
Americans are risking their retirement by providing financial assistance to their grown children; a self-directed IRA can shift one’s retirement into savings mode.
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Setting Your Retirement on FIRE with a Self-Directed IRA
Millennials following the FIRE strategy for an early retirement can ignite their retirement portfolios by opening a self-directed IRA
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Women and the Retirement Shortfall – are Your Savings up to Par?
Working women facing a retirement shortfall at age 67 can close the savings gap by investing in alternative assets through a self-directed IRA!
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Retirement Savings and Your Physical Health: Is Your IRA Helping You Live Your Best Life?
Did you know that your financial health may affect your physical well-being? Want to improve your financial health and personal outlook? A self-directed IRA can help.
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Impact of Forced Retirement and Loss of Retirement Income on Older Workers
A sobering article on ProPublica in December said that more than half of workers in the United States age 50 and older are pushed out of their longtime jobs before they wish to retire. Given the effects of January’s government shutdown, one can imagine the financial hardships that a forced, early retirement may have on many workers and their families.
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Higher Contribution Limits in 2019 for Retirement Plans
Good news for hard-working individuals with retirement plans: those plans are going to work a little harder for you this year. The IRS has increased 2019 contribution limits for some types of retirement plans so you can save more and potentially earn more...
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As the Stock Market Tumbles, Can Your Retirement Savings Weather the Storm?
The stock market’s poor performance in December 2018 and poorer financial forecasts for 2019 have many retirees worrying about their retirement nest egg.
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Is Your Retirement at Risk?
As Baby Boomers continue to retire—and age—and therefore the number of retirees is swelling, especially in the 75+ age group. As their numbers grow, so do the financial risks many of them will face. According to a report from Center for Retirement Research...
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Are You Financially Prepared for a Secure Retirement?
American workers without access to pension plans or employer-sponsored plans can become more financially prepared for retirement with a self-directed IRA
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You Could Work a Little Longer to Build More Retirement Savings—or Invest More Creatively through Self-Direction
By working a little longer, Americans can save more for retirement, but a self-directed IRA can do the work with a more diverse retirement portfolio
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Want to Make a Difference in the World? Invest in a Social Cause Startup through a Self-Directed IRA
High-net-worth women are using their wealth to change the world, support communities and create opportunities. This is according to a study by RBC Wealth Management (in partnership with The Economist Intelligence Unit), conducted in the U.S., Canada, the...
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Boomer Bankruptcy is a Growing Trend
The number of baby boomers filing for bankruptcy is rising, fueling the need for investors to become more educated about self-directed IRAs and alternative assets.
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Do you have a leaky 401(k) plan?
Plug up the hole with self-direction According to a study published earlier this fall, many households are pulling their retirement savings together again, 10 years past the Great Recession. A Retirement Security Retrospective: 2007 Versus 2017 reported...
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