Sep 28, 2026 | Blog, Self-Directed IRA Investing, Wealth Building
Here’s a frustration we hear all the time from newer self-directed investors: “My account isn’t big enough to do anything interesting.” They’ve discovered they can invest their retirement funds in real estate, notes, and other assets...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), Tax Bites
When you request your required minimum distribution, you’ll be asked a simple question that has a real impact on your tax year: how much, if any, do you want withheld for taxes? It’s easy to check a box without much thought. But choosing the right...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Your first required minimum distribution is a real milestone. After decades of saving, investing, and watching your retirement accounts grow, it’s the year the IRS asks you to start drawing some of that money out. It’s also the year with the most room for...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), Solo 401(k) Plans
If you’re self-employed or run a business with no employees other than you and your spouse, a solo 401(k) can be one of the most powerful retirement tools available. It offers generous contribution limits, the option of Roth savings, and with a self-directed...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), Roth IRAs
Required minimum distributions are one of the few parts of retirement planning you don’t get to schedule yourself. Once you reach RMD age, the IRS expects money to come out of your traditional retirement accounts every year, whether you need it or not. Roth...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Inherited IRAs, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Inheriting an IRA is often a gift wrapped in a moment of grief. Along with everything else you’re handling, you’re suddenly responsible for an account with its own set of rules, deadlines, and tax considerations. And if you’ve tried to look those...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Many investors don’t have just one retirement account. You might have a traditional IRA at a brokerage firm, a SEP IRA from your business, and a self-directed IRA that owns a rental property or a private note. When RMD season arrives, you might assume you need...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Fair Market Valuations (FMV), Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Every January, self-directed IRA holders get a request that’s easy to put off: send us your year-end valuation. It can feel like one more piece of paperwork during an already busy season. But that single number plays a bigger role than most people realize. It...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
One of the best things about a self-directed IRA is that your retirement dollars can work in assets you know and believe in, like rental property, private notes, or a stake in a business. But once you reach RMD age, those same assets raise a practical question: where...
Sep 27, 2026 | Blog, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
If your self-directed IRA owns a rental property, a private note, or a stake in an LLC, your required minimum distribution (RMD) can feel like a puzzle. The IRS expects a distribution every year, but your retirement dollars aren’t sitting in a money market fund...
