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Small business financing with personal equity from your IRA or 401(k) funds can reduce your debt and provide for greater profitability. This form of business financing can be done without incurring distribution taxes or penalties. Thousands of people have used their retirement funds as their source of business financing for a franchise or small business.

Self Directed IRA

A self directed IRA, also known as a real estate IRA, enables the purchase of real estate and other alternative investments with retirement funds. Guidant’s checkbook self-directed IRA plan, gives you the control necessary for limiting fees and accessing time-sensitive investments otherwise unavailable to self-directed IRA investors.

Investor Articles

Franchise Opportunities for Young People 5/13/2008
As the school year draws to a close, it is anticipated that more than 2 million bachelor’s and associates degrees will be conferred to graduating college students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Before venturing into the “real world” as (gasp!) adults, new alumni tradition... READ MORE
International Real Estate Investment: What Investors Should Know 5/8/2008
It’s easy to take for granted the scope of “international real estate,” which lumps all the real estate markets of the world—193 countries, to be exact—into a single category of three words. While we recognize that a detailed guide to investing in international real estate could easily fi... READ MORE
Fed Auctions $75 Billion in Loans to Banks 5/7/2008
The Federal Reserve auctioned off $75 billion in short-term loans to commercial banks Monday through its Term Auction Facility, with the results of the auction announced Tuesday. "The awarded loans will settle on May 8, 2008, and will mature on June 5, 2008," according to a press release from the Fed. ... READ MORE
Rare Homes: Not Just Antiques and Custom-Built Mansions 5/7/2008
Real estate investors should know exactly how common their type of home is in their market area. To answer this question, investors have to start by identifying and understanding the differentiating characteristics of the total inventory of existing area homes. Then they should pick a characteristic to ... READ MORE

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