Alternative Asset Investment Options
The unique advantage your self-directed IRA or solo 401(k) plan offers is the power to truly diversify and invest in what you know.
Some of the alternate investment options for your self-directed retirement plan include assets such as real estate, precious metals, trust deeds and private placements and cryptocurrencies.
Since most mainstream brokerages and banks do not offer investment services in these categories, many investors are unaware of them. These types of assets are worth examining and can provide principal security as well as the potential for income and appreciation in value. In order to decide which strategies will be the best fit for your financial goals, it is important to have all the necessary tools and accurate information to make those decisions.
In this section of our blog, you will find a series of articles containing useful information regarding alternative investment options for your self-directed IRA or solo 401(k) plan. The wide range of topics includes comparing real estate investing with the stock market, allowable and excluded investment options, investing in non-performing notes, and more.
The internet is a great thing. Safeguard Advisors would not exist without the ability to market our very specialty services surrounding self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) plans to a national audience. Even in a big city like Los Angeles or…
Investors with self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) plans are always looking for ways to put their tax-sheltered savings to work that can produce better than average returns. Investing in notes is a popular choice. When done well, note investing can…
Investing in notes secured by real property can be a great way to diversify your retirement portfolio in a self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) plan. There are various types of notes that can provide attractive returns, including longer term private…
If you know someone with a great idea needing capital for a start-up, or a successful businessperson in your network who is looking for expansion funding, your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(K) plan might be able to participate in the…
Self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) plans offer tremendous flexibility and investment choice. When you have a wide range of options, you can choose to invest in what you know best. What better way to protect and grow your retirement…
Many of the most stable and best performing types of real estate investment opportunities pose a problem. They are expensive. While apartments, medical office complexes, and industrial facilities can all produce consistent and above average returns, most investors do not…
Investing in timberland is a unique opportunity. Investors with a self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) who are seeking a means to diversify their holdings might find a place in their portfolio for timber holdings. Some of the things that make…
Sometimes success with investing comes with targeting a specific niche and getting it right. One real estate niche we have been keeping an eye on for some time is digital nomadism. As more and more of the business world moves…
Here at Safeguard Advisors, we speak with hundreds of investors every month looking to protect and grow their retirement savings by diversifying into assets where they can have more control over the outcomes. We thought it would be fun to…
While the weather is just starting to warm towards summer, real estate markets across the country are already hot. Demand for housing, especially larger homes with more room to roam, is far outpacing demand. Home prices have been rising for…