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Gaining the Competitive Edge: The Benefits of Alternative Investments

The beginning of 2020 has been marked with extreme market volatility and mounting investor concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic slowdown. Investors are more tuned in than ever...

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Putting Retirement Savings to Work

Putting Your Retirement Savings to Work in a Self-Directed IRA

Saving for retirement is a top financial planning goal for most Americans, and savings habits support this sentiment. In fact, the 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey from The Employee Benefit Research...

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SELF-DIRECTED IRA INVESTORS MAY PROVIDE A LIFELINE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE POST-COVID ERA

Self-Directed IRA Investors May Provide a Lifeline for Small Businesses in the Post-Covid Era

As the global pandemic continues to unfold, small businesses are moving quickly to adapt to the new normal, working to maintain pace in their growth, stay in front of customers...

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STRATA Trust Retirement Planning for the Forward-Thinking Investor

Retirement planning for the forward-thinking investor: 7 ways you didn’t know you could invest

2020 has been a challenging year for investors and the long-anticipated end to the historical bull run has come to fruition. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are...

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The Diversification Test

The Diversification Test: Is Your Portfolio Really Ready for the Next Big Pullback?

One of the basic principles of investing boils down to what the investor can and cannot control. They can do everything “right” and still lose money in the market. There...

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Definition of value in the dictionary

Fair Market Value: Appraising Alternative Assets in a Self-Directed IRA

Note: FMV reporting to STRATA has been extended to July 31, 2020. Fair market value: What is it? IRA custodians, like STRATA Trust Company, are required by federal law to...

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