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Prohibited Self-Directed IRA Investments

November 5, 2011

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Prohibited Self-Directed IRA Investments – While you can invest in a wide variety of alternative assets in your tax-deferred account, [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Self-Directed Checkbook Control IRAs

November 5, 2011

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There are regular Self-Directed IRAs and Checkbook Control Self-Directed IRAs, which allow you to form an LLC inside the IRA [...]

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What Is a Self-Directed IRA And What Allows You To Buy Real Estate With It

November 5, 2011

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Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code permits individuals to use a self-directed IRA to purchase real estate investments such [...]

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How To Use Self Directed IRA for Buying Real Estate Without Paying Interest or Penalties!

November 5, 2011

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Use self directed IRA money to buy investments of your choice, such as real estate rental properties, without distribution taxes [...]

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Articles on Self-Directed IRA Investing

November 5, 2011

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Alternative investments: What Advisors are Using Investment News, 08/09/2011 Mixed Up on the Right Asset Mix SmartMoney, 03/30/2011 Benefits of [...]

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List of Self-Directed IRA Companies

November 5, 2011

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Self-Directed IRA Companies: http://www.udirectira.com/ – newer than others, but one of the best http://www.EquityTrust.com – The one I have and [...]

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2010 Small Business Jobs Act Tax Breaks

January 15, 2011

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2010 Small Business Jobs Act Tax Breaks by Asset Protection Attorney Clint Coons The recently enacted 2010 Small Business Jobs [...]

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Converting a 401k to a ROTH IRA

October 3, 2010

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Converting a 401k to a ROTH IRA By Clint Coons, Asset Protection Attorney, Seattle, WA A question I often receive [...]

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California Unclaimed Property – FREE Search

July 14, 2010

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Go to this  CA State Controller’s California Unclaimed Property website to see if you are due any money.  Plug your [...]

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Credit Card Reform May Shock You – Not What You Thought!

March 4, 2010

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Credit Card Reform May Shock You Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much [...]

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Financial Questions to Ask Before Getting Married

February 23, 2010

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Financial Questions to Ask Before Getting Married

Financial questions to ask before you get married – a great article.  After you read it, let us know what [...]

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Avoid IRS Tax Audit

February 20, 2010

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Tax Audit – How To Avoid One! Worried about a tax audit? Maybe you should be. More Americans than ever [...]

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How to Organize Bills & Mail

February 16, 2010

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How to Organize Bills – a great article on doing it by mail or electronically.  When I was doing them [...]

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Top 5 Credit Repair Experts on Twitter

February 5, 2010

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Top 5 Credit Repair Experts on Twitter From my friend’s blog Megan-McGinnis.com…   Great info, or check out our Credit Category [...]

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Improving Your Credit Score Part 2 – Tweak Your FICOs by 20 Points Quickly

December 31, 2009

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Improving Your Credit Score Part 2 – Tweak Your FICOs by 20 Points Quickly You can increase your FICO scores [...]

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Improving Your Credit Score Part 1 – Preferred Types of Credit & Amounts

December 30, 2009

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Improving Your Credit Score Part 1 – Preferred Types of Credit & Amounts

Improving Your Credit Score Tips So what are some specific tips for boosting or improving your credit score? Amounts Owed [...]

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FICO Credit – Revealed: How Common Credit Mistakes Affect Scores

December 5, 2009

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The “damage points” data, unveiled recently by FICO, are part of the most revealing glimpse into the firm’s once-secret — [...]

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Personal Finances – 7 Big Money Mistakes to Avoid

December 3, 2009

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Personal finances can be a tricky subject to advise on, especially without knowing someone’s specific financial situation.    I agree [...]

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FICO Credit Score – What’s It Comprised Of?

November 28, 2009

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The FICO credit score is comprised of a number of different components, which are broken down below for your reference. [...]

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Credit Card Mistakes – How Bad Are Yours? (Part 3 of 3)

October 31, 2009

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Credit Card Mistakes – How Bad Are Yours? (Part 3 of 3)

Credit card mistakes and blunders are common.  Experts graded a range of credit card mistakes on a scale from 1 (losing [...]

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Credit Card Mistakes – How Bad Are Yours? (Part 2 of 3)

October 30, 2009

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Credit Card mistakes and blunders are common.  Experts graded a range of credit card mistakes on a scale from 1 (losing [...]

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Credit Card Mistakes – How Bad Are Yours? (Part 1 of 3)

October 29, 2009

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Credit Card Mistakes  – Grade yours on a 10-point scale. Nobody’s perfect. When it comes to our financial lives, we’ve [...]

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6 Must-Have Millionaire Habits

October 27, 2009

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Acquiring wealth isn’t a priority for everyone, but it’s safe to say that most of us want to live comfortably. [...]

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BlastOff is Sending YOUR Kids to College!

October 4, 2009

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BlastOff is Sending YOUR Kids to College!

BlastOff is throwing out all the rules!  Minimum age requirement is ONLY 13 years old, and your kids can earn [...]

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Save More for Retirement with The Saver’s Credit

October 4, 2009

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The Saver’s Credit is a tax credit that partially subsidizes the retirement savings of lower-income taxpayers. Government will actually help low-income earners save for retirement!

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Affiliate Marketing Explained – Part I

October 4, 2009

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Affiliate Marketing Explained – Part I

Affiliate Marketing is something even I was unclear about until recently, and for those of you who are not clear [...]

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Affiliate Marketing Explained-Part II

October 4, 2009

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Affiliate Marketing Compensation …In affiliate marketing, the affiliate is compensated for every visitor, subscriber and/or customer provided through his efforts. [...]

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Affiliate Marketing Explained – Part III

October 4, 2009

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Affiliate Marketing Explained – Part III

Affiliate Marketing Benefits Affiliate marketing is an extremely advantageous arrangement for both the marketer and the affiliate. In the case [...]

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Retirment Planning – You Have to Start Early

October 1, 2009

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Retirement Planning has to start early, or you’ll be losing 100′s of thousands of dollars, if not millions, in compound [...]

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Budgeting – Reduce Your Housing & Living Cost

September 28, 2009

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Budgeting – the “B” word nobody wants to talk about, but we are going to address it here today. Do [...]

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Improving Your Credit Score

September 24, 2009

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So what are some specific tips for boosting or improving your credit score? Amounts Owed Tips Keep balances below 30% [...]

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Credit Score and Credit Report Basics

September 23, 2009

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Credit Score and Credit Report Basics

Find out what your credit score (FICO) is made up of, and what it takes to improve a bad credit score.

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