Maximize Self-Directed IRA Tax Benefits for Your Clients
The U.S. tax code is complex to say the least. This complexity results in little-known rules that can trip up an uninformed investor, but also in some hidden exceptions that...
How to Avoid the Early Distribution Tax
Self-directed IRAs are intended to be used as a savings and investment vehicle for retirement, but many of us have good reason to tap into that resource before we retire....
Secure Act 2.0 Progress Update: Halfway There
“SECURE ACT 2.0” has been in the news for so long, some people may no longer believe in its potential to become law—legislators were talking “2.0” within months after the...
Your 2022 IRA Calendar
Stay on track with your retirement saving and investment goals by staying informed and setting one beneficial goal for your self-directed IRA each month. Some months you must take steps...
What SDIRA Investors Need to Know About 2021 and 2022 RMDs
If you are age 72 or older, you are required to take a minimum distribution from your Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs each year. Those who were age 70½ by...
Update: 2020 IRA Exemptions and Exceptions
With high hopes that 2021 will bring fewer last-minute, emergency changes to tax and IRA-related rules than we saw in 2020, now may be a good time to clear up...
