Why Your Financial Advisor Ignores Real Estate w/ Henry Yoshida

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In this episode, Seth Williams talks with Henry Yoshida about how investors can use self-directed retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets like real estate.

261: Most people think their retirement accounts can only invest in stocks, mutual funds, and index funds. But that’s not actually true. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/261) In this episode, I talk with Henry Yoshida, CEO of RocketDollar, about how investors can use self-directed retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets like real estate, land deals, startups, and private investments. Henry spent a decade at Merrill Lynch, built a robo-advisor acquired by Goldman Sachs, and now helps inv...

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Host: Seth Williams

Guest: Henry Yoshida

Topics covered

• real estate investing
• self-directed retirement accounts
• alternative assets
• financial advice
• retirement planning

Keywords

• financial advisor
• real estate
• retirement accounts
• self-directed
• investing
• alternative assets
• land deals
• startups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RocketDollar, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs

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