Americans Aren’t Breaking the Retirement Bank… But They Can Get on Track with a Self-Directed IRA A 2018 Retirement Savings survey by GOBankingRates found that American adults on average are not doing well when it comes to saving for retirement. While this isn’t...
Your Plan Might Not Succeed As we’ve noted in prior posts, Americans in general are not saving nearly enough for retirement. Although people think they’ll work longer to put money in their retirement plans, it turns out that they often miss that mark. According to a...
When we’re working, we are acutely aware of how our income matches up against our cost of living. But what will that cost of living be when you’re no longer working? If you’re planning on retiring, it’s more than you think and you may not be as prepared as you need to...
Save, save, save—early, often, and enough for your future retirement. It’s sound advice but are younger workers following it? Saving for retirement is a challenge for many younger workers, who are faced with student debt and are trying to establish themselves while...
Analysts forecast that within the next five years, assets held in IRAs will nearly double those in 401(k) plans, with IRA assets growing to $12.6 trillion by the end of 2022—up from $9.2 trillion at the end of last year. Assets in 401(k)’s in the US. are estimated to...
Try Investing Through a Self-Directed IRA Individuals who are starting out as real estate investors are often concerned about lack of investment capital. With relatively limited funds, they don’t want to plunk down the whole amount on one property, or they’re worried...
