By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Our lives are created by the choices we make every single day. Hopefully, we make more great choices than poor ones. When we make a bad choice, we should seek to learn from that mistake so that both we as individuals, and our loved ones whose actions are influenced by our behavior,…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage It seems like the only thing the media reports on these days is the looming bad news surrounding the ‘fiscal cliff’ America may face in 2013. And all I keep thinking is “who cares?” Sure the politicos have strong viewpoints about how the Government should handle the serious economic issues affecting the…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Although pretty people are great, I am not talking about fashion models. I am talking about investment models. The irony is that regardless of which model I reference, what makes both of them “Super Models” is the value they can produce. Successful investors don’t leave things to chance. They have very specific…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage What? You haven’t heard of this device before? I am not surprised. Most game changing tools are kept from us far too long by the parties who would be negatively affected by our knowledge of the tool’s existence. No, this is not a Smart Phone. It is a Smart IRA. It is…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Are you aware that you can use your retirement account to purchase real estate? Many financial advisors, accountants, attorneys, and real estate professionals are unaware of this option, as are individual investors. IRA’s and Qualified Plans can provide funds for a variety of real estate transactions, including raising capital, bridge financing, raw…
Source: Russ Wiles USA Today There’s a big investment world out there, and it’s even bigger if you use a self-directed IRA. Individual retirement accounts have been around for roughly four decades, and Americans have $4.9 trillion in the tax-sheltered vehicles, according to the Investment Company Institute. But one version, the self-directed IRA, isn’t so widely known or utilized. These vehicles…