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Self-directing your retirement gives you the freedom to live your best life—to invest your time and energy how you want to—with confidence. If you want to take control of your financial future, self-directed investing may fit well with your long-term financial...
A self-directed IRA provides a great deal of freedom and flexibility to invest in non-traditional assets. However, that freedom is balanced by rules, regulations, and asset restrictions. To get the most from your self-directed IRA—and avoid account termination—make...
Do you feel limited by the investment choices you have available to you or want to gain access to extra investment capital? If your answer to these questions is yes, you may want to consider a self-directed retirement account (IRA). A self-directed IRA lets you...
In the mid-1970s, with the passage of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the creation of the Individual Retirement Account (IRA), employees who had previously relied on their employers to provide retirement plans had a new option to take on the...
Sometimes called a Promissory Note or a Straight Note, an Unsecured Note is only guaranteed by the borrower’s promise to pay. The borrower signs a note, which may be as simple as a hand written agreement. Provident Trust Group requires the borrower’s signature to be...
Investing in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP) has become a popular instrument and involves ownership interest in companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. Investors in LLCs are called members while investors in LPs are...
A Secured Note or Mortgage is a promissory note that is guaranteed by an interest in an asset that is worth as much or more than the amount of the loan. In most cases, if the borrower defaults on the loan, the qualified account will become the owner of the asset...
A Single Member LLC, also known as an IRA-LLC, is a type of alternative investment where a private entity is wholly or majority owned by an IRA. After the LLC has been created, qualified funds from your retirement account are moved or invested into the newly created...