Assuming the employer matches 100% of the amount contributed. Knowing that a traditional tax-deferred 401k allows me to borrow up to half of investment dollars (that inclusive of company match funds), or up to $50k, a...

Hi BP Community,I could use some advise on options available for retirement accounts from past employers. I do have a few accounts available and I think it's fairly easy to rollover into a Self Directed IRA using a cu...

I've been practically day trading in my 401K to reduce the losses from this mess, moving funds back and forth between stable value to stocks a few times a week. So far it has been working very well but one of my trade...

How does one go about using retirement or borrowing from retirement as line of credit or equity? Only personal loan of commercial as well?

Question for the smart masses. I am catching up on podcast and I listened to episode 55 featuring @Jimmy Moncrief. He stated you could use a retirement account as collateral for an unsecured loan.  Does anyone know an...

My tax preparer recently mentioned the possibility of taking out a loan from my 403(b). He mentioned that a good thing about this is that I would pay back the money to myself, with interest, as opposed to the governme...

Any thoughts and/or advice on self directed IRA's? 

I built a sizable real estate portfolio cash flowing about 5100 a month. I want to know if anyone in here ever cashed in their IRA/401k's--- took the penalty and invested in real estate cash flow?

I recently switched jobs and currently debating on what to do with my 401k, now that I have options to do a roll over into my new company's plan, roll into a self-directed IRA, etc. I heard that you can use a self-dir...

I have read somewhere that if money from 401k is used to purchase an investment property that income from that property would be tax free.  Is this accurate or not?