The benefits of the self-directed IRA include absolute freedom & control to decide how you invest and what you invest in. When you think about it, this is a privilege the average investor lacks.
IRA stands for Individual Retirement Account, and it's a great way to save for your retirement. A lot of people think an IRA itself is an investment - but it's just the vehicle in which you keep stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other assets. A self-directed individual retirement account (SDIRA) is a special IRA that can hold a variety of investments types normally prohibited from regular IRAs.
While there are many advantages to this powerful investment tool, we've taken the time to list some of our favorites. Below you can read about the top seven exclusive & cost effective benefits of the self-directed IRA LLC.
With a self-directed IRA LLC, you have all the tax advantages of traditional IRAs, as well as tax deferral and tax free gains. All income and gains generated by your IRA investment will flow back to your IRA tax free.
What this means is that you'll experience tax free growth.
Instead of paying tax on the returns from your investments, tax is paid only at a later date when a distribution is taken, leaving your investment to grow tax free.
What about self-directed IRA real estate? Your choices include real estate & private business entities. Once again, you can do this tax free.This will also enable you to build a solid portfolio that'll generate beefy returns in both good times and bad times.
The benefits of the self-directed IRA LLC include having direct access to your IRA funds. This allows you to make an investment quickly and efficiently. There is no need to obtain approvals or send money to an IRA custodian.
With a self-directed IRA LLC, whenever you find an investment that you want to make with your IRA funds, simply write a check or wire the funds straight from your LLC bank account to make the investment. Other retirement accounts usually have to talk with their custodian first, which can cause a delay.
Another advantage to a self-directed IRA LLC account is that you can save a lot of money on custodian fees.
You will not be required to pay custodian transaction fees and account valuation fees. (Which can add up to be thousands of dollars over the years.)
By using a self-directed IRA LLC, your IRA will benefit from the limited liability protection afforded by using an LLC. With an LLC, all your IRA assets held outside the LLC will be "shielded" from attack.
This is especially important in the case of IRA real estate investments. This is an area where many state statutes impose an extended statute of limitation for claims arising from defects in the design or construction of improvements to real estate.
By using this distinct category of retirement account, you will be protected for up to $1 million in the case of personal bankruptcy. Most states will also protect a SDIRA from creditors.
The self-directed IRA LLC is like an IRA on steroids. If you want to take control of your finances, consider this legal entity for your real estate investments (or other assets).
Scott Royal Smith is an asset protection attorney and long-time real estate investor. He's on a mission to help fellow investors free their time, protect their assets, and create lasting wealth.
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