By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage For basketball sports fans, the term March Madness refers to the excitement of the NCAA Division 1 Tournament. Sixty-four college basketball teams battle it out on the hardwood for the pride and glory of being named National Champions. For investors, it relates to the stress and panic of organizing your financial affairs…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage With a truly Self-Directed IRA, you can invest in almost anything. One alternative investment that is becoming more and more popular is fixed-income equipment leasing. Let’s look at a fictitious yet instructive example. Someone is looking to start a business traveling to doctors’ offices to offer ultrasounds for patients. This would save…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Using your Self-Directed IRA to purchase income-generating real estate is a profitable strategy an ever-growing number of independent investors are using, especially given the current market conditions. With your Self-Directed IRA, you can buy rental property as an investment just as you would buy stock market securities. That means you can use…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Considering a fixed income investment strategy? You just might be ahead of the curve. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the U.S. retirement savings deficit is between $6.8 and $14.0 trillion. Yes, we are between $6.8 and $14.0 trillion behind where we need to be to secure our aging population’s retirement.…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage What are alternative fixed income investments? As an investor, one of your goals should be simply making sure you do not run out of money in retirement. Alternative fixed income investments can help, but to begin with, let’s clarify what a fixed income investment is. Investopedia defines fixed income investments as “a…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Self-Directed IRAs aren’t for everyone. They are for those of us that believe that investments into alternative assets such as real estate, private companies, and private notes will produce higher returns than their stock market based counterparts. Besides investment appetite, self-directed investors typically find comfort in diversifying their nest eggs into tangible…