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21st Century Diversification: A guide to investing retirement funds.

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Alternative Investing

What Can You Actually Invest in With a Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k)?

When you think of retirement accounts, most people think of mutual funds, index funds, or maybe a few individual stocks. And while there’s nothing...

Maximizing Your Self-Directed IRA: Strategies for Diversification

Maximizing Your Self-Directed IRA: Strategies for Diversification

When it comes to building a strong retirement portfolio, diversification may be key. But for many investors, traditional IRAs limit investment...

The Future of Retirement Investing: Trends in Alternative Assets

The Future of Retirement Investing: Trends in Alternative Assets

As the investing landscape continues to evolve, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for taking advantage of new opportunities and securing your...

Rocket Dollar Case Studies

Rocket Dollar Case Studies

In the dynamic landscape of retirement investing, individuals are increasingly turning to self-directed IRAs and Solo 401(k)s to take control of...

The 6 Essentials of Diversifying Your Portfolio

Investors are constantly seeking ways to create a diversified portfolio of investment opportunities. Diversification is a crucial step in managing...

Top 9 Alternative Investments To Make With a Self-Directed IRA

Top 9 Alternative Investments To Make With a Self-Directed IRA

Investing in alternative assets can be a great way to diversify your portfolio and potentially achieve higher returns. One way to invest in these...

Alternatives Assets as a Hedge Against Market Downturns

Alternatives Assets as a Hedge Against Market Downturns

When most people think of investing, they typically think of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. However, there are also alternative investments that...

Rocket Dollar Blog | This blog post will discuss defensive investing, its benefits, and how to implement it in your portfolio.

Defensive Investing: How to Protect Your Portfolio

As an investor, one of your main objectives is to generate investment returns. However, investing is not without risks; market volatility can...

Investing in Wine and Spirits with Your IRA as Securitized Assets

Wine and Spirits can be an investable asset class in your retirement account, but not as physical assets. As a securitized, intangible asset, much...

Investing in 2023: A Look Ahead

Investing in 2023: A Look Ahead

As we enter the new year, many people are looking ahead to the future and considering where to invest their money. With the economy still recovering...

Are Alternative Investments Right For You?

Are Alternative Investments Right For You?

As alternative investments go mainstream, every investor should consider the simple question, “Are alternative investments right for me?” The answer...

Rocket Dollar Blog | Inflation and Alternative Investments

Inflation and Alternative Investments

Inflation, one of the most important economic indicators, can affect your investments in a number of ways. Inflation is a general increase in the...

Rocket Dollar Blog | Alternative Assets for a Diversified Portfolio

Alternative Assets for a Diversified Portfolio

The last few months have been tough for investors. The stock market is volatile, and interest rates are increasing, making it challenging to grow...

Rocket Dollar Blog | 4 Alternative Investing Myths

3 Alternative Investing Myths

Alternative investments are becoming more and more common in the portfolios of investors. However, alternative investment strategies have suffered...

5 Metrics to Watch for Alternative Investment Performance

5 Metrics to Watch for Alternative Investment Performance

Alternative investments are an excellent way to diversify your portfolio. One important gauge of success is to assess alternative investment...

Looking into alternative investments? Equity crowdfunding is one asset to check out.

Alternative Investments: Equity Crowdfunding

To understand how crowdfunding became so popular as a method to raise capital, it helps to know the history of how crowdfunding came into being.

Private equity investing holds some big opportunities for the right investor. Read why.

Alternative Investments: Private Equity Investing

Some investors incorrectly assume that all retirement accounts have restrictions on the investments that they can make. This inflexibility might be...

Alternative Investments: Cryptocurrency Investing

Alternative Investments: Cryptocurrency Investing

Cryptocurrency investing is an alternative investment category worth considering for a diversified portfolio. The first cryptocurrency was Bitcoin,...

Ready to dive into the world of real estate investing? We’ve got everything you need to know about it here.

Alternative Investments: Real Estate Investing

The often-quoted Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) said, “90% of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” With all due respect to Mr....