Things that have occurred today:Today the DOW dropped 1,175 points - marking the largest single-day decline in the index's history. The stock market has been on an absolute tear over the last year and many point to to...

A friend of mine recently retired with a very, very substantial amount of money in his retirement accounts but is now having issues getting funding for a personal residence. He currently lives in CA, and is in the pro...

I live in Southern California where we're lucky to have a number of long-running investment groups. No matter the topic, I enjoy attending meetings to meet other investors face to face. This week I've been busy - atte...

@Amanda Han, I could use your help here...Meanwhile BP Nation, I need to know if it would be wise to move my money from a simple IRA to a Self-Directed IRA.  I listened to Amanda's Podcast show #49 and it just seems t...

My financial advisor had this to say in regards to the question of whether or not I could (without penalty) use funds in a self-directed roth IRA as a down payment on an investment property. I have no reason to doubt ...

Learning more and more about Pre Foreclosures and Notice of Defaults, but one nuanced question. Whether paying cash or taking the property subject-to, the overdue lien that is causing the foreclosure in the first plac...