New Direction Trust Company – Learn more about Checkbook IRAs with our featured blog posts.
What is a Checkbook IRA?
A Checkbook IRA is not a distinct type of account the way Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and others are. Rather, the term “checkbook” is an industry term to designate an account that provides “checkbook control” to the account holder.
About NDTCO
We are a private financial trust based in Louisville, Colorado that provides best-in-class custodial services for more than 50,000 self-directed accounts and holds $3.7 billion in cash and assets for our clients. Our ongoing mission is to provide the education, flexibility, and account management tools investors need to realize that the spectrum of self-directed investments is broader and easier to manage than they think.
In 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a rule allowed under the Corporate Transparency Act (2021) that requires beneficial ownership information reporting for certain companies and entities. Beginning in 2024, companies and organizations that are not exempt must report their beneficial owners to FinCEN. Why was this rule issued? These new rules are … Read More
The main difference between investing directly and investing through a tax-advantaged plan like a Traditional IRA is the tax treatment of your contributions and earnings. When you invest directly in a taxable brokerage account, you use after-tax dollars to make your investments. This means that you don’t receive any tax benefits for your contributions, and … Read More
When talking about the key benefits of an IRA, first and foremost, IRAs are a powerful tool for saving for retirement. By contributing money to an IRA on a regular basis, you can build up a nest egg over time that can help support you during your golden years. Plus, with automatic contributions, you can … Read More
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means has put forth legislation that could significantly impact Individual Retirement Accounts — particularly self-directed IRAs. As of early October 2021, two of the several proposed changes would greatly limit an individual’s investment options, and both changes are specifically targeting self-directed IRAs. Let’s take a closer look at these two proposed changes and consider the impact to the self-directed IRA investor. … Read More
Seasoned self-directed investors prepare for contingencies, particularly when engaged in alternative assets such as real estate and private lending. Often this includes safeguards. Acquiring investments with a limited liability company (LLC) can provide such a safeguard, but there is another possibility as well: Self-directed, tax-advantaged savings accounts like IRAs, Solo 401(k)s, or Health Savings Accounts. … Read More
Self-directed investing offers extensive opportunities for your tax-advantaged accounts by placing the full power of diversification in your hands. Real estate, private equity, and other alternative investment options are all available to your IRA, 401(k), or Health Savings Account. Within this investment space lies a specific approach that provides even greater flexibility: the Checkbook IRA. … Read More
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