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The Entrust Group (www.theentrustgroup.com), which provides record-keeping and administrative services for self-directed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and qualified plans, today, said that its clients have responded very favorably to its recent a More...
It used to be that an IRA could be paid for with only cash, stocks or bonds, but Congress has expanded the rules governing individual retirement accounts to include gold and silver bars and coins. More...
The wrenching downturn in domestic real estate values has the government proposing mortgage bailout plans and pundits referencing The Grapes of Wrath. There's no denying that the slide has been More...
In case you have been living in a cave the past several months, global stock markets have been taking it on the chin. Stocks are down, way down.... the equities markets are reflecting the overall downward trend in the US economy plus fallout from the cur More...
Entrust implements multifactor authentication for client account access More...
Rise in foreclosures, drop in permits called warning sign More...
Ron Kuhlman's friend was in trouble. After he lost his job and fell behind on his mortgage, the bank foreclosed, though it hadn't yet evicted him, his wife, and three children from their home in Horton, Mich. More...
I have a self-directed IRA, which has stocks that are worth less than their original purchase price. I want to withdraw my required minimum distribution in shares based on their present price and move these shares to my regular brokerage account More...
Chief of a real estate investment firm says it could take years before the housing industry recovers from its slump More...
In the midst of the mortgage meltdown, some lenders are actually rooting for foreclosures: investors who make mortgage loans with their IRAs More...
In decades past, borrowers who were turned away from traditional mortgage lenders turned to the private lending market, where wealthy individuals or small companies offered mortgages with much higher interest rates. More...
In decades past, borrowers who were turned away from traditional mortgage lenders turned to the private lending market, where wealthy individuals or small companies offered mortgages with much higher interest rates. More...
Even if you're having trouble finding capital for your venture, you probably don't want to tap your IRA More...
We recently found that 30% of our roughly 30,000 clients who invest in real estate through self-directed IRAs were interested in investing in offshore real estate More...
About six years ago, John Peterson pulled his retirement accounts out of mutual funds. As owner and president of Profitable Property in Rockville he knows a thing or two about the real estate market More...
Self-directed IRAs allow clients to decide where they want their IRA money to play. But watch out for sand traps More...
Last November, Dave Hanrahan, 37, of Vineland, N.J., decided to try something different to improve the returns in his retirement account. Rather than putting his money into the latest hot stock or biotech fund, Hanrahan used $60,000 in his self-directed More...
Foreclosure filings nationwide jumped 47 percent last month from one year ago as the housing slump continues to take a toll on home owners. Those figures are from RealtyTrac. More...
Core inflation, which excludes energy and food costs, rose by 0.1% in March, down from 0.2% in February and 0.3 in January, the Labor Department said. More...
The Consumer Price Index climbed at a 0.6 percent rate in March, up from 0.4 percent in February, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. It was the largest monthly increase since a matching 0.6 percent rise last April. More...
New rules governing Health Savings Accounts are making them more attractive to consumers, who can use HSAs to help reduce health insurance costs now - and, potentially, in retirement. More...
New rules governing Health Savings Accounts are making them more attractive to consumers, who can use HSAs to help reduce health insurance costs now - and, potentially, in retirement. More...
IRAs, SEPs, SIMPLEs--it's alphabet soup. And then you throw in 401(k)s, pre-tax and post-tax dollars, self-directed options and so on, and it becomes a challenge to know where you should put your retirement money More...
What's in your Individual Retirement Account? It's a safe bet that you've invested in mutual funds, stocks, bonds and maybe even in a bank certificate of deposit or money market fund. But if you've built up substantial sums in your IRA -- More...
What's in your individual retirement account? It's a safe bet that you've invested in mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and maybe even in a bank certificate of deposit or money market fund. But if you've built up substantial sums in your IRA - More...
Unlike traditional IRAs, self-directed individual retirement accounts enable their owners to pursue a wide variety of investments, such as real estate, businesses or closely held stock. More...
The last minute moves that every small business owner should make before the end of the year to ease their tax burden. More...
Small-business owners have more options for tax-deferred savings than employees do, and more details to consider. More...
Does being an entrepreneur make our retirement planning options different than, say, an employee? More...
The high end is the strongest part of today's real estate market More...
Hugh Bromma believes in fortifying clients' retirement plans with big helpings of real estate-not only diversification into REITs, but actual purchases of residential houses in their hometowns or local restaurants, bringing their retirement plan an incom More...
The Entrust Group, a leader in the third-party administration of qualified retirement plans, today announced it will be holding a Client Education Conference More...
Home sales are just coming across the wire. They fell to 6.33 million; that was down 4 percent, more than analysts were looking for More...
New law not just for corporate bad guys - Changes will affect IRAs, 401(k) plans More...
Today, President Bush Signed The Pension Protection Act Of 2006, The Most Sweeping Reform Of America's Pension Laws In Over 30 Years. More...
To arrive at the most expensive rental markets, the company figured out what the average square-foot rent was for studios to three-bedroom apartments. More...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an emergency action to halt an ongoing securities fraud targeted at retirement funds. The More...
It's actually easier to describe what you can't do with an investment retirement account More...
Investors are pushing the limits when it comes to IRA investing: They've stashed everything inside from bowling alleys and racehorses to acreage in New Zealand More...
Homes are staying on the market longer, sellers are reducing their prices, and the exuberance that marked the real estate industry for the past five years is now long gone amid talk of an over-inflated housing More...
Along with San Francisco and San Jose, Forbes.com has named the Oakland metropolitan area as one of the most overpriced cities in the country More...
If you financed the property in your IRA would that not be debt-financed income, triggering UBTI [Unrelated Business Taxable Income] in your IRA and significantly nondesirable tax results? More...
Hugh Bromma of The Entrust Group, the CEO there, says yes. More...
Soon, all investors can sock away retirement money that will grow tax-free. But should they? More...
HIGH-INCOME households have much to smile about in the new tax package President Bush signed recently. More...
Contributors to Roth 401(k) accounts pay Uncle Sam upfront More...
Stocks, bonds and mutual funds belong in any IRA -- but maybe your retirement plan has room for a racehorse. More...
Jennifer Monnin used to stash 8 percent of her salary in her company 401(k). Now she is down to 2 percent, but not because she's stopped saving for retirement. More...
Company Offers Boise Residents Non-Traditional Retirement Investing More...
Company Partners With Local Real Estate Expert Tracy Stice More...
Joint Initiative Includes Aggressive Enforcement, Targeted Examinations, and Investor Education and Outreach Programs More...
A proposal in Congress would suspend the law that prevents people with more than $100,000 in income from converting a regular individual retirement account into a Roth IRA. More...
A proposal in Congress would suspend the law that prevents people with more than $100,000 in income from converting a regular individual retirement account into a Roth IRA. More...
Are defined-benefit plans really on their way out? Not everyone thinks so. More...
The news from the traditional defined-benefit (DB) pension front seems to get progressively gloomier. More...
Private sector payrolls have been rising steadily since the end of a two-year hiring drought in 2003, and a solid chunk of the new jobs are related to just one sector: real estate. More...
Since 1975, real estate professionals were among the first to use their More...
Health-savings accounts raise concerns early on More...
Entrust Administration, Inc., a leader in the third-party administration of qualified retirement plans, today announced that the board of directors appointed Katherine Hahn McLain as president of the company. More...
When housing prices fall, some investor's hopes rise More...
Bill Gerow bought a lot of houses in Lehigh Acres when prices were low - but now he thinks the market has peaked. More...
Days may be numbered for speculators trying to buy and sell homes quickly at a profit, as rising interest rates and high prices pressure sales. More...
When it comes to placing bets on the hottest residential real estate markets, Fortune magazine has its money on San Antonio. More...
Surprising News Regarding the Housing Market. More...
Millions of workers may have a new retirement plan choice next year: the Roth 401(k). More...
Using an IRA to buy into real estate becomes more popular option but not for everyone More...
Chicago Federal Reserve President Michael Moskow today said the US economy remains strong, despite the impact of the two hurricanes. More...
Everyone these days seems to want a bite of the real estate market; it's been quite hot More...
Alaskan sablefish can live more than 90 years and weigh up to 40 pounds. More...
Like many other investors, Ray Matteson, an executive at a data-processing company, was caught in the dot-com maelstrom of the late 1990's More...
Against the backdrop of rising concerns over both public and private pension systems in the U.S., industry experts convened at a recent Wharton conference to debate ways in which retirement programs can be better managed. More...
The desire by many Americans to save for retirement is being overshadowed by the financial demands of everyday living, according to More...
Today, President Bush signed into law the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 More...
Transamerica Small Business Retirement Survey More...
On April 5, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told reporters that Congress was not likely to move on a tax reform bill or major Social Security reform this year. More...
Supreme Court Confirms Bankruptcy Exemption for IRAs More...
Your Nest egg is Safe More...
Real estate experts line up on both sides of the are we in a bubble?' question, with some saying the market is overheated, while others cite reasons why investment properties will continue to appreciate. More...
On March 11, 2005 Hugh Bromma, CEO of Entrust, presented "An Introduction to Self Directed IRAs and 401(k)s" to a sold-out out crowd in San Jose, California, at a "Rich Dads Investor Workshop". More...
Explores strategies for investing in real estate inside an individual retirement account (IRA). More...
The Lure (OK, Returns) of The Land More...
Wish you could invest in real estate without having to own or manage a property, while earning tax-exempt or tax-deferred income from that real estate? More...
The "Building Value" column in the "Property Report" of the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 18, 2003 focused on new tax laws that allow self-employed investors a way to put real estate into some 401 (k) plans. More...
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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas stopped a scam targeting individual retirement investors as well as religious and non-profit groups. More...
The IRS has assigned a criminal investigation unit to examine a bunko scheme wherein unwary taxpayers paid $100 for instructions on how to file a fraudulent return and receive a refund of their Social Security contributions. More...
The Institute for Women's Policy Research, in a release on June 9, 1998: "The Impact of Social Security Reform on Women" indicated that poor women, elderly widows and divorcees would be severely impacted by current proposals for overhauling the social se More...
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