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Cleveland No Longer the Mistake by the Lake
Learn why Cleveland may be good for real estate investors and how you can take advantage of it.
FreedomGrowth Blog, 11/2/09
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Home Prices Up for the First Time in Three Years
Index of 20 major cities rises on a monthly basis for the first time since July 2006, hinting that the worst of the declines may be over.
CNN.com, 7/28/09
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401(k) plans under scrutiny after Americans lose $600 billion in retirement savings
The huge drop in the stock market has focused congressional attention on practices within some 401(k) plans—practices that can cause people to pay excessive fees and that subject workers to investment choices that are not always in their best interest.
ChicagoTribune.com, 4/22/09
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Using IRAs to Buy Real Estate
One of today's soundest investments is never touted in financial-services ads. The reason: Wall Street wouldn't make any money off it. Since 1974, Americans have had the ability to use IRA assets to buy investment property. Yet the means to do that -- called a self-directed IRA -- remains one of the least known and unheralded investment vehicles in the vast financial marketplace.
Market Watch, 4/1/09
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Real-Estate Investing is for Soccer Moms
If there is anyone who should seriously consider investing in real estate it is America's army of Soccer Moms. "These extraordinary women generally have what it takes and need what it provides" so the assessment of authors and women real-estate investors S.A. Philipp and Barbara Heil-Sonneck. "The biggest threat to America's Soccer Mom is the lack of financial security and therefore also personal independence in her later years," warns S.A. Philipp. "The risk of divorce and widowhood is real.
Fox News , 3/31/09
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Pay Dirt: A Novel Way to Invest
Sick of being stuck with a dozen mutual funds in his workplace retirement plan, Tim Olson rolled over his 401(k) to a self-directed IRA and is building townhouses in Wells, Minn. A self-described "hands-on" kind of guy, Olson likes to keep his IRA money in town, using local contractors and investing in CDs from a local bank. A self-directed IRA lets him do that. "The biggest appeal is the options; I'm not limited to mutual funds.
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/28/09
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Nest-Egg Crack Is No Joke, But Options
People are afraid of the stock market... but they want their money to work. They don't want it parked in cash indefinitely.
Many retirees and people nearing retirement are solving that dilemma by shifting their money into alternative investments.
Investor's Business Daily , 3/27/09
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Consider In-Service Distribution to an IRA
If you are a participant in a company sponsored 401(k) plan, there may be some benefit for you to consider an in-service distribution to an IRA. While it is important to save as much as possible for your retirement, it is also important to make your retirement dollars work as hard as possible; so an in-service withdrawal might make sense for you.
The Signal, 2/22/09
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A Little Known IRS Secret: The In-service Ira Rollover
If your employer's 401(k) investment options are sub-par or if its just plain too expensive and eats up your retirement returns while feathering the bed of the plan's broker, move your money where you can control your investment options and fees.
Article Dashboard, 2009
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Real Estate: Resurrection Begins
While the data on prices and sales are still awful on a nationwide basis, there are rays of hope emerging for real estate.
Forbes, 1/8/09
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Market downturn shatters faith in stocks
After a yearlong slide that has pushed major stock indexes down as much as 40% from their record highs, many people are rethinking their once rock-solid
allegiance to stocks, disregarding the advice of experts to stay put.
Los Angeles Times, 10/22/08
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Retirement Accounts Have Lost $2 Trillion
Congress’ top budget analyst estimates Americans' retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months. If only they were better diversified.
Los Angeles Times, 10/07/08
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Alternative IRA is Good Deal for Some
Say the words "Individual Retirement Account" and most people automatically think in terms of an IRA where investments are made in the stock market or mutual funds. But if you're on the lookout for a more creative approach to building retirement funds, the self-directed IRA may be one to consider.
ThirdAge, 4/28/08
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The Role of Real Estate in a Mixed Asset Investment Portfolio
A summary of a paper written by Dr. Roy Black, professor in the clinical study of finance at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School states that real estate plays an important role in a mixed asset portfolio and discusses the roles of two types of real estate holdings: REIT vs. private real estate investments. While the paper is rather technical (it was intended for institutional investors) this summary provides useful data to any investor considering diversifying their retirement into real estate.
Emory, 6/17/07
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The Silver Lining Strategy
In a bear market, there are lots of good buys — you just have to know where to look. Real Estate is one place to look.
Continental Magazine, 7/08
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Diversify Beyond Stocks And Bonds
Many today concentrate their investments in just one or two asset classes, like stocks and bonds, instead of spreading investments across a broad-based group of asset classes that would include commodities, real estate, notes and private placements. This is real diversification, and it has the effect of reducing the overall volatility of one's investment portfolio.
Forbes, 7/23/08
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Investors Tap Retirement Savings to Make Real Estate Bets
Where some see devastation and loss, others see opportunity. At least that is the situation for investors using little-known, self-directed individual retirement savings accounts to invest in the battered real estate market. And for some savvy investors, it has been a windfall.
Investor News, 3/31/08
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Why Choose a Self-Directed IRA
Unlike traditional IRAs that limit investors to stocks, mutual funds and bonds, this alternative account allows for a broader, more creative range of assets, including real estate, private equity, foreign companies and even racehorses.
The Street, 10/23/07
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Self-Directed IRAs: An Introduction (Learning How to Invest)
What is a “self-directed IRA” and why are more and more investors and advisors becoming interested in them? A self-directed IRA is a descriptive term rather than a brand or specific product name. The name refers to IRAs that are able to invest in investments including but not restricted to market-traded investments such as stocks, bond and mutual funds.
Pensco
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