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In part 1 of this article, we reviewed the federal law on permitted investments for self-directed IRAs and the various tax, compliance and reporting rules that apply to individual retirement accounts ...

Over the past several decades, society has undergone a notable cultural shift - one marked by the transition from full-service gas stations to self-service pumps. This evolution reflects a broader ...

Endowment funds such as Yale University’s, which focuses on investment alternatives, have been great examples of multi-asset-class investing strategies over the last two decades. Case in point: Yale’s ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Self-directed IRAs have been around almost as long as the traditional IRA of the 1970s but ...

While a self-directed IRA has the capacity to house diverse alternative investments such as real estate, cryptocurrency, gold, and private equity; however, it also comes with potential pitfalls from a ...

Financial planners say that you'll need at least 80% of your pre-retirement income to sustain your current lifestyle at retirement. For example, you earn $160,000 annually and you apply the 80% rule, ...

Normal age-related changes in how we think, perceive and reason may increase the risk of older people viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens, research suggests. The study led by ...