Precious metals seem manipulated, but I wouldn't count them out long term either.Borrowing is effective during inflation for wealth growth.

It is normally good practice to know about prohibited transactions to keep you having an unintended distribution.Alternative investments - Are we talking about precious metals, Partnership investments, crypto?

Silver, like any precious metal, has limited supply which drives value up over time.

Time is the most precious thing we have.

I prefer to believe that most of us could leave far earlier than we think (meaning we are wasting precious time), allow the money/portfolio to continue growing (without us spending time on it) while we're focused on time and health and still not having to worry about money. 

Her nature of business is jewelry making/selling.

This includes direct real estate ownership, tax liens, secured and unsecured notes, syndications, private REITs, private equity funds, and precious metals (to name a few).In my view, therefore, banning self-directed IRAs from all nonpublic investments is both unwarranted and (hopefully) unlikely to succeed.Nonetheless, a prudent investor should monitor the progress of IRA reform in Congress and factor the likelihood of changing regulations into his or her long term investing strategy.Good luck to us all...

The bottom line is that disqualified persons are not allowed to derive any immediate benefit from the account, meaning, for example, they cannot live in or use real estate owned by the IRA.Here are a few other IRA facts that frequently come into play and that should be considered when choosing assets while protecting the tax-advantaged status of an SDIRA:Physical precious metals in an IRA may not be held directly by the IRA holder.An IRA can loan money out with or without collateral attached to the note.An IRA can purchase an interest in a private company expressed as shares of stock or equity ownership.An IRA holder may not perform sweat equity on a real estate asset.An IRA holder may not receive compensation from an IRA-owned asset.An IRA can secure a loan to purchase a real estate asset but it must be “non-recourse” to the IRA holder or other disqualified person.Unrelated business income tax (UBIT) may apply to IRAs that own leveraged real estate or an ongoing, revenue-producing business.An IRA can pay vendors (from lawn care to legal work to insurance coverage) to service assets in the account.An IRA can purchase assets with partners (people, even family members; companies; other IRAs; etc.).

You are worried about risk, but I would argue that a turnkey rental that has been rehabbed correctly and has decent cash flow is much less risky than the stock market, mutual funds, or precious metals. 

It's easier for me to accept that I'm a loser in life, with precious little left to lose, still trying because I owe it to other people and of course I'm too stupid to know when to quit.I really do get into incredible trouble whenever I forget this and in any way try to take my ridiculous, pathetic self seriously in a serious world doing serious, important things.it's all absurd, top to bottom and most of all, me.