Q: What are Non-Traditional or alternative investments?
A: Traditional investments are those that are securities sold by brokerage companies and funds. “Non-traditional” investments are everything else. Almost anything you can invest in outside of your IRA can be purchased inside your IRA. The power of self direction allows you to invest in what you know. There are no limits to how much your IRA can earn, and you can achieve a broad level of diversification that traditional investments don’t allow.
Specifically, you may purchase (among others) notes, options, private placements, real estate, precious metals, timber deeds, crops, cattle, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, certificates of deposit, and more: anything which is not prohibited as defined by the Internal Revenue code.
