More and more investors are learning about the value and power of investing in real estate and other non-traditional investments through self-directed IRAs. Click here for much more information about self-directed IRAs. In short, a self-directed IRA is like any other IRA except that the account is held by a custodian under an arrangement that allows investments in real estate, private mortgages and other types of alternative investments. The only types of investments not allowed by law to any IRA, self-directed or otherwise, is life insurance, collectibles and S corporation stock.
The more I have been involved in guiding investors through the sometimes unforgiving rules of the self-directed IRA, the more I have learned about alternative investments and where my clients can find them. The following is a list of websites where the owner of a self-directed IRA can locate notes, properties and other non-traditional investments for his or her self-directed IRA. Note that I am merely providing these links as a service. I do not recommend any particular sites and I certainly do not receive any sort of compensation from them. I just want to pass along whatever useful information I can find.
If you know of other sites, provide them as a comment to this post.
Here we go:
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If you are looking for a custodian for your self-directed IRA, I highly recommend PENSCO.
If you want more information about self-directed IRAs, click here or contact me at 401-421-5115 x212 or by e-mail at mmclaughlin@mclaughlinquinn.com.
amounts in a traditional IRA to amounts in a Roth IRA. Amounts from a SEP-IRA or a SIMPLE IRA also may be converted to a Roth IRA, but a conversion from a SIMPLE IRA may be made only after the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the taxpayer first participated in any SIMPLE IRA maintained by the taxpayer’s employer.
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