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Looking to open a Solo 401k plan? Get started today with just a few clicks – The Carry Solo 401k Plan is a featured-packed self-directed account that lets you invest in both traditional and alternative assets, take out a loan, or do a Mega Backdoor Roth conversion with a few clicks. An IRA is a tax-deferred retirement [...]

OVERVIEW A Traditional IRA is a type of individual retirement account available to anyone with earned income. There are no age or income limits. Contributions to a Traditional IRA are made with pre-tax dollars, and you get a tax-deduction each year you contribute. Investments grow tax-deferred until retirement, and you pay regular income taxes when you take [...]

OVERVIEW An IRA is an individual retirement account. Anyone with earned income can contribute to a Traditional or Roth IRA, even if they receive a 401k at work. There are many types of IRAs, each one having different contribution limits, withdrawal rules, and tax treatments. The most common IRAs are the Traditional and Roth IRAs. Business owners [...]

With a Traditional IRA, your contributions are deducted from your taxable income, and investments in your account get tax-deferred until retirement. The IRS doesn’t let you take money out of a Traditional IRA without penalties until you reach the age of 59½. You’re also required to take minimum distributions from your account once you reach the [...]

Retirement accounts like a 401k or Solo 401k allow you to take out a loan from your account. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as an IRA loan. However, there are work arounds that allow you to temporarily access your IRA funds that work similarly to taking out a loan. With a 401k loan, you’re allowed to [...]

Two of the most popular types of retirement accounts are the 401k and the IRA. They both offer tax advantages but have different eligibility rules, contribution limits, withdrawal rules, and investment options. .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-basic-light.--jtoc-has-custom-styles { --jtoc-numeration-suffix: ". "; [...]

There are many different kinds of IRAs, each with its own set of rules and benefits. A Traditional IRA and Roth IRA are the most similar. They have the same contribution limits and eligibility rules, but only really differ in when and how they get taxed. A SEP IRA is actually closer in function to [...]

Investing in real estate with a Roth IRA is possible (and completely legal). However, you need a special kind of Roth IRA, the self-directed IRA (SDIRA). While your investment options are limited to only traditional assets with a regular IRA, a self-directed Roth IRA opens the door to alternative assets like crypto, NFTs, private equity, precious [...]

For the past several years, investing in NFTs through a retirement plan has been somewhat of a gray area. The reason is that the IRS has never officially clarified whether they were considered an asset or a collectible, which would not be allowed as an investable asset class in a retirement plan. Still, because the [...]