By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Are you among the many who have watched your retirement portfolio ebb and flow with the stock market, without experiencing meaningful returns? If so, you’re not alone because most people just place their money in an account and forget about it for years. Unfortunately, this strategy can yield horrible returns and leave…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Are you stuck with flat lining investments using the traditional IRA real estate option? Are you still wondering about how you can grow your retirement portfolio better while still operating within the legal limitations of your IRA? You need to be introduced to the magic of the Self-Directed IRA in the context…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Have you heard those stories where people who put a lot of their retirement money into investments without using a Self-Directed IRA ended up losing a significant chunk of their assets following shaky economic times? Shortly after the 2008 economic crisis, there were an abundance of these types of stories. Looking back,…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage According to a study published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, investors who did not use a Self-Directed IRA to execute investment transactions prior to 2008 lost an average of 25% from their 401k plans during the 2008 global economic crisis. The inflexibility of traditional IRAs makes them non-conducive for investing in…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Single-family real estate investing strategies can provide a powerful combination of value appreciation and income; two very attractive features for investors who understand real estate risks too. But what many investors don’t understand is that you can own real estate within an IRA. In fact, section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage According to recent IRA statistics, only 2% of all IRA assets are in the form of a Self-Directed IRA. Given that traditional IRAs have several limitations that restrict investors from making sound investment decisions, it is well worth asking why many have yet to take advantage of the benefits of Self-Directed IRAs.…