articles

Feb. 7, 2005
Investor’s Business Daily
by Paul Katzeff

Direct investment of IRA assets in real estate is a hot trend. This article

reveals that the key benefit of direct real estate investment can be high

returns. Real estate has the third best average return from 1972-2004.

Dec. 9, 2004
Getting (Real)Estate in Your IRA
By Robert Powell, CBS Marketwatch.com reporter

Well the truth be told, you can invest your IRA money in just about

anything

you want to provided you can find a custodian willing to handle

the assets and

provided you can follow some fairly complex tax laws.

September 2004
On Wall Street
By Tony Chapelle

It’s possible if your wealthy clients use an outside custodian. Here's how

make the most of self-directed IRA accounts.

This article talks to investment professionals about how to set

themselves

apart and build a booming practice by helping their clients

get their IRAs into

alternative investments.

Oct. 4, 2004
Forbes Magazine,
by Ashlea Ebeling

IRA Adventures: You want to invest in a hot new business, but your

money is

sitting in an IRA. Surprise; You can use it

...

Today 97% of Americans’ $3 trillion in IRA wealth is held by custodians

who

allow only conventional investments such as stocks, bonds and

CDs. But a

handful of specialty IRA custodians and bank trust

departments do allow

customers to hold alternative investments.” This

article investigates the pros

and cons of alternative IRA investing in

depth.

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