Author: Luke

Real Estate- A Source Of Wealth Building In An IRA

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IRA investors looking to add real estate as an asset class to their retirement portfolio face limitations when investing via a traditional IRA custodian. REIT funds and ETFs, or publicly traded REITs themselves are the most common avenue. Conventional IRA custodians like banks and brokerage firms usually won’t custody direct real estate investments in your … Continued

Finding the Best Retirement Income Investments

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Finding the Best Retirement Income Investments  in a world of super-low to negative interest rates has become a real challenge. With central banks the world over – including the newly flip-flopping Fed – signaling renewed monetary softness and an extended period of surreally low rates, a good return is hard to find. Gosh, these days … Continued

Investors are increasingly worried about market volatility

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Investors are increasingly worried about market volatility, fearing that it means a downturn is ahead, a recent survey by Allianz Life found. While the S&P 500 has soared to new highs and bonds have rallied, there have been rocky days in financial markets as drivers like the US-China trade war hang over US stocks. Investors … Continued

Blow To Bitcoin As Top Accountants Make Serious Facebook Warning

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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been largely ignored by the world’s regulators over the last ten years, with only some small attempts to protect investors from wild bitcoin price swings and dodgy crypto exchanges. The bitcoin price, up some 200% so far this year, has somewhat recovered after a terrible 2018 largely due to interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies from some … Continued

Where Americans are Putting Their Money Right Now

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  Stocks have long been a favorite investment for Americans, but according to a new survey, they are putting their money elsewhere. Despite stocks’ great long-term returns averaging about 10 percent annually for decades, Americans are turning to real estate. This is where Americans are putting their money right now. Real Estate and related investments. … Continued

Step Up Your Retirement Investing Strategy with Private Debt

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  For those who are looking for alternatives to the traditional stock and bond investments held in most IRA accounts, private debt can be a good option. This can be an option for investors who are looking to diversify their retirement plan holdings and who are knowledgeable about purchasing debt.         Types … Continued

Corporate Finance Executive Joins Sol Mar REI

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Corporate Finance Executive Joins Sol Mar REI   Marcus Stallings is Sol Mar REI, LLC’s Managing Director of the South Region   Woodland Hills, CA. May 13, 2019 (News Wires) Sol Mar REI, LLC., of Woodland Hills announced today that Marcus Stallings is officially its Managing Director of the South Region. “We are delighted to … Continued

This is the best week to sell your house

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If you are thinking about listing your home, this is the best week to sell your house. Homes listed in the first week of April receive 14 percent more views and sell six days faster compared to the rest of the year, according to Realtor.com. In addition, during this time sellers also see about 6 percent higher prices – … Continued

There’s Still Time to Get a Tax Boost by Contributing to an IRA

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You can make a contribution for the 2018 tax year until the date you file your taxes—and if you didn’t, you probably should. There’s Still Time to Get a Tax Boost by Contributing to an IRA Tax time is often a reminder that we could have done things a little differently the prior year. When … Continued

Strategies to Lower Taxable Income

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Tax reform might reduce your tax bill this year, but these Strategies to Lower Taxable Income, could be helpful too. Thanks to tax reform, many Americans will see their tax bills go down in 2018. The marginal tax rates have gone down, and the Child Tax Credit has doubled, just to name a couple of … Continued