Alternative Investment Option to Consider – The “Self-Directed” IRA

Many Americans invest retirement funds into publicly-traded assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds and so forth. This isn’t a surprise since the large investment institutions encourage people to invest in these types of assets and don’t do much advertising about unconventional ways in which you can use your retirement funds. You may not realize that the laws governing IRAs (i.e. Independent Retirement Accounts) allows virtually unlimited investment flexibility. This is where "self-directed IRAs" come in. Using “self-directed” IRAs has become extremely popular in recent years. The purpose of these self-directed accounts is allowing an investor to invest some (or all)...