Guidant Financial Group Blog

Many of our self-directed IRA clients invest in farmland, but we had never thought it would become the investment-du-jour. Lo and behold, we were wrong.

The new, hip investment trend seems to be investing in all things agricultural. In addition to the oil crisis (or whatever it really is), food shortages are springing up across the globe, and institutional investors see money to be made (see Food is Gold, So Billions Invested in Farming).

Although these large investment firms and hedge funds will, presumably, start offering investment options to the global marketplace, a self-directed IRA lets investors get down and dirty (literally) with all the investment options agriculture offers.

Because of rising food costs and rising demand for produce from developing countries, many investors see potential profits in investing in farmland, fertilizer, grain elevators, farming and all sorts of related things.

We have had self-directed IRA clients purchase farmland for lease, shares in operational farms and even (no, we’re not kidding) a cow insemination business.

With all the investment options out there, the beauty of having a self-directed IRA truly becomes evident when mainstream investors start catching on to investments already being pursued by individual, “self-directing” investors. If you’re among this latter group, give yourself a pat on the back for leading the pack!