Guidant Financial Group Blog

The doom and gloom (and subsequent blossoming oportunity) that has been created by the housing crisis has provided yet another oportunity for a major publication to explore the benefits of owning a self-directed IRA.

Most recently, MarketWatch.com has put out a series of articles exploring the foreclosure market and, with it, opportunity to invest in these properties with one's IRA.

Really? You can do that? Yes!

Although we agree that this housing crisis has had a negative impact on almost every community nationwide, it has provided a unique platform for spreading the self-directed IRA doctrine:

"Thee can invest in whatever Thee thinks will make Thy IRA most plentiful."

Okay, a little dorky, we know. But, regardless, we are thrilled to be a part of the mass education that is going on regarding non-traditional investment oportunities for retirement accounts.

Our very own CEO, David Nilssen, was interviewed for the following articles on investing in foreclosures:

• Tips for Investing in Foreclosures
• Build up Your IRA

While the articles do recommend a very cautious approach to investing in foreclosures (we believe any investment should merit a cautious approach), they do introduce to many the option of using an real estate IRA to invest in non-standard assets.