Let me first start off by saying my oldest child is 3.5 years old so I know things will change many times before she sets off to college.That said, after reading an article about the uses of a 529 plan, it mentions th...

Hello BPI know this off topic and understand if no one really knows but I am looking for online stock trading platforms like e-trade or scottrade. I am trying to figure out which ones are the least expensive to deal w...

I am working on getting my first rental property within the next year and starting out by cleaning up my finances (paying off credit card debt). I am currently self-employed and have an existing retirement account wit...

Hi All,I recently applied for a conventional mortgage, and as part of the preapproval process turned over my account statement for a Scottrade account that I use a my investing exposure to assets other than real estat...

So I'm trying to get a better return on the cash flow from my one rental.  It's owned by the LLC that is owned by my SDIRA.I reached out to a couple of the big names ( ie. scottrade, ameritrade, schwab ).  I went thru...

Hello fellow investors, I am in a situation where I have my first duplex that is positive cash flow at $430. I used an FHA loan. I am looking to get my second property but it does not seem like I can get a loan for...

I thought I'd start a thread on trading. If it garners enough interest maybe we can get an off topic trading forum going. I've learned there are not many trading sites out there nearly as fun as biggerpockets.

I bec...

Hi Everyone,I am a new investor who would like some information on what companies investors use as the custodian for the self-directed IRA's.  I am willing to research the companies myself.  So if you can recommend a ...

Here is an example of how things go wrong even if the "investor" had good intentions!Ex-financial advisor from Springfield goes to prison for Ponzi scheme
By edited news release from U.S. Attorney's Office for Weste...

Hi everyone,I graduated from university about 9 months ago and had began working in the corporate world. I earn about $68K per year right now and I am single. My company do 401K with cash balance formula, which it mat...