
Finding the Best Self-Directed IRA for You
Hedging inflation and minimizing risk will always be critical parts of your retirement planning journey. If you are like many other investors seeking alternative solutions to traditional cookie-cutter plans, adding...

Investor Insights: STRATA’s 2022 Investor Survey Report
As long as the markets continue to operate in a volatile manner, non-correlated investment options like alternative assets will continue to gain consideration. Prequin’s 2022 Global Alternatives Report states alternatives...

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...

Changing Jobs? Don’t Forget Your 401(k)
Leaving a job is the primary factor associated with retirement savings “leakage” – in other words, retirement savings lost or spent before retirement.1 By one estimate, 22% of net contributions...

Do You Want to Pay Taxes Now or Later?
Understanding the Tax Benefits of Traditional & Roth IRAs In addition to saving for retirement, one of the main incentives for saving in an IRA is being able to take...

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...