3518: 8 Unusual Things to Hold in Your IRA by Jeff Rose of Good Financial Cents on Alternative Investments

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3518: Jeff Rose expands the typical view of retirement investing by revealing lesser-known assets that can be held in an IRA, from real estate to oil royalties and private stock. He highlights both the opportunities and the complexities, showing how self-directed IRAs can unlock diversification while requiring careful planning. This overview helps you rethink how flexible your retirement strategy can truly be. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.goodfinancialcents.com/unusual-things-hold-in-ira/ Quotes to ponder: "A partnership is a type of unincorporated business organization in which multiple individuals, called general partners, manage the business and are equally liable for the debts of the business." "Some of the things that people would like to hold in an IRA but they can’t are insurance policies, certain collectibles such as art, antiques, metals, rugs, gems, stamps, coins, or even maybe alcoholic beverages such as wines." "You can use a special type of IRA to hold real estate called a self-directed IRA." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Finance Daily.
0:03.0	Eight unusual things to hold in your IRA by Jeff Rose of Good Financial Sense.com.
0:10.0	Typically when people think of an IRA or what you can hold in an IRA, they think of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, maybe even money markets.
0:20.0	What a lot of people don't know is that there are
0:22.4	things that you can hold in your IRA other than the usual suspects. Some of the things that people
0:28.1	would like to hold in an IRA, but they can't, are insurance policies, certain collectibles such as art,
0:34.2	antiques, metals, rugs, gems, stamps, coins, or even maybe alcoholic beverages,
0:39.3	such as wines.
0:40.3	Unfortunately, none of those can be held in an IRA.
0:44.3	On the bright side, here are eight things that can be held in your IRA.
0:48.3	Number one, certain gold and silver coins minted by the US.S. Treasury. These include the gold eagle and
0:56.5	silver eagle coins. You may also vest into high-quality gold, silver, or platinum, and palladium
1:03.1	bullion. Number two, stock from an initial public offering. Most are familiar with the letters
1:10.8	IPO.
1:12.3	If a company has never issued equity before,
1:14.8	it would be considered an IPO.
1:17.1	Since it's an entirely new issue,
1:19.1	there are certainly more risks involved.
1:22.3	Number three, closely held stock.
1:25.6	Private or closed corporation stock offerings are not available to the public on the
1:30.3	open market. Normally, they're made to pre-qualified individuals. These offerings must comply with the
1:37.3	securities blue sky laws and the state in which the offering is made. The number of individuals
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