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STRATA Trust Company Appears on the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast with Karen Rands

Tune in to hear our National Director of Business Development, Patrick Hagen, talk with Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist podcast about how to use self-directed retirement accounts as an...

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IRS Forms 1099-R and 5329

2 Tax Forms IRA Owners Need to Know

If you own an IRA (or any qualified retirement savings account), there are two IRS tax forms you should be familiar with – even if you engage an accountant to...

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ten tips for ira rollovers

10 Tips for IRA Rollovers

Rolling over retirement savings from a former employer’s retirement plan to a self-directed IRA can have many benefits, including the freedom to invest in a broad range of alternative investments....

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Have You Turned in Valuations for Your Alternative Investments?

Alternative investments are sought after by self-directed IRA investors for many reasons, including the opportunity to invest in tangible assets and assets whose values are not tied to the stock...

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2020 IRA Deadlines

It’s A Date! Managing Your Self-Directed IRA in 2020

Each year seems to fly by faster than the year before. Important dates and deadlines can swoosh past with little warning. To help you manage your self-directed IRA in 2020,...

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RMD Strategies

Beginning at age 72 (or 70½ if you turned 70½ on or before December 31, 20191) IRA owners are required to take annual withdrawals from their IRAs– whether they need...

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