I'm just not real sure what to expect from a company that will "manage" the account for me and possibly help with suggestions on investment choices.Anybody currently have a self-directed retirement plan of some sort that you could share some insight on?

I am recently retired from a career in clinical laboratory testing.

My name is Felicia Hernandez Fortunato and I am a recently retired Firefighter/Paramedic after 25 years of service.

After working in his residency for a while my husband discovered that some of the doctors were pushing off retirement later and later due to a lack of financial security.

We hope to transition to full time management of our empire in 14 years through early retirement.

I am new to this type of investing and want to learn all I can because I want to retire with extra income, I own a home in Kokomo and this will be my very first flip.

I have quite a bit of equity in my primary residence that I plan to use for purchasing rentals and I have quite a bit of savings in my retirement account that I can use for note buying.

An IRA is an Individual Retirement Account, @Greg Wright.

Before retiring (at which point it is prudent to shift your risk/reward ratio), I used to be an active futures trader.  

I'm now 47 and looking to add to any retirement that I have built up and hopfully have some invesment properties behind me for a solid retirement.