Stock Market Driving You Crazy? Diversify Your Retirement Portfolio with Truly Self-Directed IRAs

Not seeing your retirement funds increasing? The volatility of the stock market can make it difficult to determine which stocks and mutual funds will consistently grow your nest egg.

Do you wish there were other options when saving for your future?

There is – a truly self-directed IRA. A truly self-directed IRA allows you to have total control of your retirement investments. That means you can invest in real estate, promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, tax liens, equipment leasing, mobile homes, private placements, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and foreign exchange (forex).

Brian Harris, an investor at self-directed IRA custodian Equity Trust Company, used his self-directed Roth IRA to invest in something he had a passion for, musical instruments. By using your knowledge and expertise you can invest in the assets of your choice in a self-directed IRA and prepare for your future and your family’s future.

Learn to Create Tax-Free Profits for Life with a Self-Directed IRA

Not only do you have more freedom with a self-directed IRA, but self-directed IRAs also provide tremendous tax benefits – including tax-free investment profits. One of an IRA’s greatest features is it allows Americans to enjoy the true power of tax-deferred compounding interest. Compound interest occurs when interest is earned on a principal sum along with any accumulated interest on the sum. In other words, you are earning interest not only on your original investment sum, but also on the interest earned from the original sum.

Compound interest can occur with any investment you make, but the "true" power of compounding interest is obtained when you make an investment in a tax-deferred environment, like an IRA.

By taking advantage of an IRA’s tax-deferred status, you do not have to pay tax immediately on your earnings. Thus, you are able to enjoy the power of compounding on ALL of your profit, not just what is left after taxes.

Investors Have Been Taking Advantage of Self-Directed IRAs for Over 30 Years…You Can Too

Successful investors have been investing in real estate and other assets with their self-directed IRA for more than 34 years. You may not know this opportunity exists because most IRA custodians do not offer truly self-directed IRAs that allow Americans to invest in real estate and other non-traditional investments.

Although it is possible to invest in a wide variety of assets, you should be aware of what investments are not allowed with an IRA. These include: artwork, rugs, antiques, metals, gems, stamps, coins, beverages and certain other tangible personal property. These have been stated by the IRS and cause tax consequences as well as possibly losing your self-directed IRA (please see IRS Publication 590 for more information).

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