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IRA's and 401K's - Using Your IRA or 401K
"In America there are two tax systems, one for the
informed and one for the uninformed. Both systems are
legal." One of America's most famous jurists, Justice
Learned Hand made this statement many decades ago. When
used today one would certainly have to include the world
of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). If you are not
in the category of the "informed" about what IRA
alternatives are available to you, then you fall into
the other category of the "uniformed".
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IRA's and 401K's - Blaze Your Own IRA Trail
Source: The McGraw-Hill Companies
With a "self-directed" account, your funds can seek out
unconventional investments.
Until nine months ago, Hal Fong had a fairly typical
individual retirement account (IRA) with all the usual
vehicles: mutual funds, stocks, and bonds. Then he
finally got tired of the so-so returns. So using a
"self-directed IRA," he directed 20%, about $125,000,
into a private-equity deal, Pan Pacific Bank, a Fremont
(Calif.) startup.
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IRA's and 401K's - Do-It-Yourself-IRA's
By Michael Fritz
Who says your IRA has to be invested in a bank CD or a
similar stodgy instrument? You can also do options, risk
arbitrage and convertible bonds.
GREGOR RIESSER is not your typical individual retirement
account holder. Five days a week the retired 65-year-old
Shell research chemist sits in front of his home
computer and portable stock quote machine to plot
convertible arbitrage plays and other offbeat
investments.
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