IS IRA Checkbook Control Risky?
When you’re buying and selling investments for your self-directed IRA and time is of the essence, having checkbook control of your IRA assets can sound appealing—but it does come with...
Why Would IRA Investment Income Be Taxed?
One of the benefits of saving for retirement in a self-directed IRA is the deferral of tax on investment growth until distributed from the IRA. Some investment options, like a...
STRATA’s Patrick Hagen Featured: “Congressional Effort to Eliminate Alternative Investments from IRAs Wouldn’t Make Sense”
Article originally published on TheStreet – Although it might have flown under the radar of the average American, a recent version of the Build Back Better bill contained provisions that stood...
Do You Have An RMD Strategy?
When you reach age 72, the tax laws require that you take annual payments from your IRAs and workplace retirement plans. These required minimum distributions, or RMDs, have drawn a...
Legislation Watch: 3 Changes That May Impact IRAs
Congressional Democrats have proposed changes to the laws governing individual retirement accounts (IRAs) as part of their $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. The 881 pages of proposed tax legislation cover...
Have You Put Too Much In Your IRA?
The tax laws don’t limit how much your IRA investments can grow each year or how much you can roll over into your IRA from another tax-qualified account, but they...
