The Real Smart IRA and Guide to Alternative Investments

Inflation has arrived! FED up? You should be. The economy is in the tank and unsustainable government debt will continue to make recovery extremely difficult. And now, despite the Fed Chairman's outright denial, inflation has arrived with a vengeance. The stagflation years of the 1970s are being re-played. It could get much worse, before it gets better. The Federal Reserve injected trillions into the global economy, all designed to inflate our currency and pay down public debt with cheaper dollars. The objective is to create enough inflation to weaken the dollar globally, promote exports and debase U.S. debt; but not enough inflation, so as to alarm investors and consumers. They are playing a very dangerous game. The inflation numbers that come out of Washington are a ruse, but you can profit from the Fed’s shameless game. Owning hard assets including precious metals, commodities and real estate; as well, investments that derive value from hard assets, like REITs and ETFs that hold commodity-based companies, can derail inflation effects. These alternative investments can be made in both personal and retirement accounts, so investors can apply focus where needed most. Protection from a collapsing dollar and preservation of your standard of living is vital. Wall Street does not have your best interest at heart, and traditional investment strategies alone, will not work. You need to understand what you are up against, get proactive and think out-of-the-box. You need to inflation-proof your personal and retirement portfolios with proven financial techniques and appropriate alternative investments including:


Self-directed retirement accounts - Retirement accounts that provide investors direct control over how their retirement funds are managed, and invested among an assortment of alternative assets. 

Swiss annuities - Available to all American investors, these little known investments are backed by the strongest currency in the world, namely, the Swiss franc, which has been appreciating against the dollar for the last 30 years. 

Gold and precious metals - Coins, bullion and funds, which provide time-tested inflation protection. The debt crisis has compounded an already growing lack of confidence, pushing the price of gold and other precious metals to all time highs. 

Commodities - Industrial metals, energy, agricultural resources and more. Forget the futures market. ETFs make the commodity investing easy for everyone. 

Currencies - Currency investing, yes, but not through the complex FOREX. How about a currency ETF that holds the strong Australian or Canadian dollar? 

Real estate – At today’s prices, rentals provide positive cash-flow and landlords in some parts of the country are profiting big. Did you know, many investors are getting rich off rentals in the cities and towns of resource-rich regions, here in the U.S. and abroad? Foreign real estate and REITs are options as well. How about financing a rental or second-home for immediate use with retirement funds? 

It’s all here in The Real Smart IRA and Guide to Alternative Investments.