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Required Minimum Distributions – You Can’t Afford to Miss This Deadline!

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Don’t let the little issue of RMDs or required minimum distributions get lost in the blur of the holiday season.  The IRS makes it painfully clear that they are envious of those of you that are over the age of 70.5 and have an IRA or other retirement plans.  Interestingly, the Roth IRA holders are […]

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Riding the Foreclosure Wave with your Real Estate IRA

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According to a recent article published by CNBC entitled “Buy Foreclosures With Your IRA”, many investors are beginning to take advantage of the downturn in the market by investing in foreclosures through their self-directed IRA. The article notes that Cincinnati resident Rich Pregel, an investor with experience in the real estate industry, decided to invest […]

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How to Take Advantage of a Self-Directed IRA with Just $5,000

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There is a common misconception out there regarding self-directed IRAs that you have to already have a lot of money in your IRA to get started with self-direction. Here’s an example of an investor who started out with just a 5,000 contribution to her self-directed Roth IRA. This particular investor had some friends in the […]

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Retirement Obsession Disorder

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There are certain phenomena that can only be explained through experience.  Once such event is what happens when you achieve the age of fifty. When I was thirty, my viewpoint of those meeting the mid-century milestone was a bit jaded.  It seemed that the “older” generation’s musical tastes included artists such as Johnny Mathis, Andy […]

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Former Hockey Coach Purchases Ice Rink through His IRA

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A former men’s hockey coach at the University of Virginia recently decided to use his self-directed IRA to purchase real estate in the form of an ice-skating rink that was on the verge of closing. He got together with six other investors and contributed $300,000 from his own IRA in order to save the ice […]

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Private Lending with a Self-Directed IRA

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Over the last year, our industry has seen a growing number of retirement investors looking to use self-directed IRAs to engage in private lending transactions in order to improve their retirement fund potential.  This is because a self directed IRA gives you the option to loan money, similar to a bank. You choose the borrower, […]

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Giving Our Clients Access (Online and Human)

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My name is Radha Persaud and I am a founding member of NuView IRA, a Florida self-directed IRA administration company.  It’s flattering to be known as a founder I must say.  As I came on board, Entrust Administration Services was getting ready to change its name to NuView IRA.  With the change, came many welcomed […]

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Women vs. Men – The Retirement Savings Battle

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Did you know that 60% of working Americans have less than $25,000 put aside for retirement?  Moreover, 30% of Americans have less than $1,000 saved for retirement! Among the individuals who do save money for their retirement, men tend to have more in their retirement funds than women.  According to a recent study by The […]

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Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?

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Article by Glen Mather, President & CEO, NuView IRA, Inc: Thirty two years ago, this question was asked during the 1980 presidential debates, and one that is often  reprised when the incumbent administration is faltering.  But I couldn’t help but translate it to, “ is your dream of retirement more secure today than it was […]

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