General Self-Directed IRAs

Super-Size Your Retirement

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By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Who else wants to kick start their retirement portfolio and see meaningful returns? With real estate prices at very attractive levels, it’s time to super-size your retirement portfolio by earning maximum profits through the real estate market. In this post, we will touch on the process of investing your retirement portfolio in…

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The Self-Directed Investor’s Mindset

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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…

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The Self Directed Investor’s Mindset

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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…

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Self-Directed IRAs and Investments in a Risky Economy

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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…

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The Benefits of Self-Directed IRAs

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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.…

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Why and How to Invest in Alternative Assets with Your IRA

By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Are you frustrated with the fact that your IRA has not grown in the last decade? This is a terrible feeling and as retirement looms, a stagnant stock market has proven to be a difficult place to earn solid returns.  With Certificates of Deposits earning less than 1%, and bonds yielding less…

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