By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage If you’ve been following the news about Self-Directed IRA investors, you know that they take advantage of investment opportunities not available through brokerage IRAs. Okay, but where, you may wonder, is the smart money being invested? For starters, it’s not mutual funds run by invisible managers or money market funds and CDs…
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 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…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage As 2013 comes to an end, ’tis the season to identify any financial moves that may position you for a prosperous 2014. Savvy Self-Directed IRA investors understand that identifying profitable alternative investments isn’t enough to truly succeed at the retirement game. There are multiple things beyond investment returns that can negatively impact…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage With 2013 behind us, we can begin to focus our attention on a new list of retirement goals for the upcoming year. For some of you, the tradition of writing down your New Year resolutions has become a dreaded routine. Why? Because your list always seems to look the same every year,…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Do your homework, learn from setbacks or mistakes and you’ll be on your path to becoming a more profitable self-directed IRA investor. Being a successful self-directed IRA investor means refining the habits of success. It’s like Brian Tracy said, “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” Here are 7 habits of…