Guidant Financial Group Blog

Despite housing market woes, most of Guidant’s self-directed IRA investors are making few significant changes to their current lineup of investments. In fact, in a recent survey, 86% indicated they have not made any major changes to their investment portfolio due to the mortgage crisis.

We know from other surveys that the majority of our self-directed IRA clients are involved in long-term investing and broad diversification of assets. So, it’s reasonable to surmise that, when the housing bust hit, they were already in pretty secure positions, especially since their real estate investments were primarily long-term ones.

Another fact that may influence our clients’ tendencies to stay the course is that Guidant’s self-directed IRA lets investors acquire both traditional and alternative investments via checkbook control. This means account holders can move easily from stormy markets into more tranquil ones as the economic climate changes.