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Planning Articles & Resources
 How
to Invest in Real Estate using your Individual Retirement Account
(IRA)
(August 1st, 2009)
You can invest in real estate via several
methods if you already have an IRA. In fact, you can invest in real
estate using your 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) plan if you invest in
Type 1 below, because it is very similar to buying stocks and selling
them. The 2nd type of investment we cover requires you to create
a self-directed IRA where you actually buy physical real estate
and not just real estate stocks/mutual funds. We discuss the investment
choices available to you below... (View
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Losses
on 401(k) Investments due to Fiduciary Breaches & Scams - Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
(June 28th, 2009)
The US Supreme court ruled on February 20th,
2008 that those individuals who have 401(k) plans and have been
subject to financial scams, fiduciary breaches that have resulted
in investment losses have the right to recover their losses. This
was considered a landmark ruling in favour of the 50 million Americans
who have 401(k) plans and who are at high risk of abuse by mutual
fund administrators & managers. In this article, we explore
the rulings of the Supreme Court and how these rulings differ from
past rulings, and if your 401(k) loss is protected under these new
laws... (View Full)
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