Your Investment Portfolio: Smart Diversification
One of the first things we learn as investors is the importance of diversification. How many times have you heard the expression “Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket”? A well balanced investment...
View ArticleForeclosures: Worst 3 months…
In the past blogs, we posted numerous articles related to real estate investment opportunities as a result of short sales, foreclosures and bank-owned properties (REOs) for investors who who have set...
View ArticleWho Qualifies for a Solo 401k Plan?
So you’re not currently self-employed and you think you don’t qualify for a “sole proprietor” 401(k) plan? Think again. You can set up a Solo 401k even if you already contribute to an employer...
View Article5 Keys to Investing Success
At Safeguard Financial, we speak with hundreds of investors each month interested in using a self directed IRA to gain more control over their retirement investing. Whether these clients are seasoned...
View ArticleOutlook 2010: Real Estate
To get straight to the point…2010 will look a lot like 2009. In other words, BIG opportunities for Self Directed IRA real estate investors. In the early part of 2009, we forecast that real estate...
View ArticleUpdate: Real Estate Outlook 2010
At the beginning of 2010 we wrote an article stating that “2010 will look a lot like 2009…and the worst is over and those huge drops in prices are a thing of the past”. Now that the first quarter is …...
View ArticleReal Estate IRA 70s Show
In the late 1970s, the economy was limping along and there wasn’t a great deal of optimism. Mortgage rates were around 10% and home appreciation was running at about the 50 year average of 4.7%. It was...
View ArticleCome Prepared for the Best Deals
Distressed properties continue to be the primary investment interest of the hundreds of self directed investors we speak with every month. This is no surprise, as distressed home sales continue to make...
View ArticleFor Real Estate Investors Only…
Why do we keep writing about Real Estate investing using a Real Estate IRA? Because, the distressed property market is producing huge returns for our Self Directed IRA & Solo 401(k) clients, and...
View ArticleReal Estate IRA: The Secret
Real Estate IRA and Solo 401(k) investors know a secret that most economists, college professors and politicians don’t seem to understand. Here it is: Over the last 50 year cycle of real estate...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes as First-Time Landlords
Using your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) capital to invest in real estate can be a great way to secure your retirement future. You get to control your own retirement funds, choose your own...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes as First-Time Landlords
Using your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) capital to invest in real estate can be a great way to secure your retirement future. You get to control your own retirement funds, choose your own...
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