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- From: pearson_steven@tandem.com (Steven R. Pearson)
- Subject: Re: Income tax ?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.025015.20763@tandem.com>
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- References: <Jan.26.09.38.52.1993.14618@presto.ig.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:50:15 GMT
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- In article <Jan.26.09.38.52.1993.14618@presto.ig.com>, stuczyns@presto.ig.com (Martin Stuczynski) writes:
- >
- > Is there such a thing as a self directed IRA or 401K? If so how does
- > one set one up? I'd like to set up a 401K by myself as I don't like
- > the investment options offered by my employer's 401K.
-
- "Self-directed" IRAs abound. Most brokers offer something by that name.
- They let you pick most of the investments they sell for your IRA.
-
- As for 401(k), it is a much rarer thing. 401(k) plans are specifically
- company-sponsored plans, so I seriously doubt there is any way you can
- set one up on your own. The only hope I can see is if your company lets
- you have access to a brokerage type account through your 401(k). As I
- stated above, it's a rare thing, but apparently it is possible. I recently read
- in Fortune about one company (I forget which one) that offers that option in
- their 401(k).
-
- -steve p.
-