There’s never been a more important time to protect and grow your retirement funds. If you are self-employed real estate agent and your plans include investing in real estate, mortgage notes, tax deeds or liens, a Solo 401k plan could be the answer.

The difference between a Solo 401k and a…

Someone recently made a comment to one of my articles that it would be better to purchase real estate outside the Self-directed IRA or Solo 401k because of more favorable tax treatment.  Here is my answer to that comment:

You are comparing buying real estate inside of IRA with making the…

Is it possible – or even prudent – to roll over funds from your 401(k) plan into self-directed IRAs? If you’re at least age 59½, the answer could be yes.

Rollovers are not an option most 401k plans promote, and for good reason: the company administering your plan wishes to keep the funds just where they are, collecting fees. But you can…