Your 2024 IRA Calendar
A self-directed IRA (SDIRA) has the potential to greatly benefit your retirement goals – but being proactive is key to easy management. With the new year approaching, there’s no time...
Mitigating Taxes With a Qualified Charitable Distribution
We don’t normally think of giving money away as the best way to save money. But those who have reached the age when required minimum distributions (RMDs) must be taken...
Roth IRAs: The Five-Year Rule for Qualified Distributions
Since 1998, Roth IRAs have proven their worth. The possibility of tax-free earnings has drawn millions of investors to this remarkable retirement savings tool. Annual contributions can help savers accumulate...
October Top 10 IRA Deadlines
Being three-quarters of the way into 2023, the 2022 tax year may be out of mind for many people – but for self-directed IRA owners, October brings many last-chance deadlines...
Is A Roth Conversion Right For You?
The contributions you make to IRAs and workplace retirement plans generally reduce your taxable income for the year of contribution and stay tax-deferred until you withdraw them. While you’re enjoying...
The Basics of UBTI/UDFI
Not having to pay taxes on investment growth is one of the hallmark benefits of using an IRA to save for retirement vs. using a taxable account. As with most...