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The term "self-directed IRA" is not a proper name. There is no official IRA type by that name. IRS documents do not capitalize it just as they do not capitalize "traditional IRA". I will be changing the title and the typography of the article to reflect this. Joja lozzo 21:13, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
lozzo You are correct that "self directed IRA" is not an official term. It is not listed anywhere in the Internal Revenue Code. It is identical to an IRA. Since all IRAs are self directed, technically they are interchangeable terms. However the term is frequently used to describe a component of the financial services industry that deals with alternative investments inside IRAs or other types of retirement accounts. This is an important distinction which needs more clarity. There are many people who are taken advantage of due to their lack of knowledge in this area. I want to help clean up the source information that people get so they don't get dupped so easily by misrepresentation. The SEC fraud alert page says it all. I would be happy to work with you or any others who are interested in keeping this space and related spaces clean. In reading prior posts in the talk section, it appears as if there have been some issues with certain industry related parties. I'm a bit new to this process, but I'm happy to work together to make it a better page. Kirk Chisholm 01:51, 3 December 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kirkchisholm ( talk • contribs)
mean as custard, you have engaged in vandalism of the self-directed IRA page. This page is being policed by experts on this topic to prevent ref spam, you have not added anything to this page, other than remove helpful references. I am only one of many who have agreed to keep this page clear of spam. If your intent is to police ref spam, please describe how exactly you decided what is ref spam and what is not. Since you removed 27 references, I'm sure you have a very clear set of rules you follow. Preseumably you have also read each of these references to decide which is valid and which is not. I am eager to hear your explanation. In addition to this lack of thought on the part of mean as custard, he has even added a dead page. I would imagine this has a reason too. Please provide all your wisdom as to why you are vandalizing this page. thanks 66.30.62.79 ( talk) 18:33, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Most of the references in these articles similarly consist of promotional links to commercial websites. I plan to remove them. See WP:LINKSPAM. . . Mean as custard ( talk) 19:17, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
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The term "self-directed IRA" is not a proper name. There is no official IRA type by that name. IRS documents do not capitalize it just as they do not capitalize "traditional IRA". I will be changing the title and the typography of the article to reflect this. Joja lozzo 21:13, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
lozzo You are correct that "self directed IRA" is not an official term. It is not listed anywhere in the Internal Revenue Code. It is identical to an IRA. Since all IRAs are self directed, technically they are interchangeable terms. However the term is frequently used to describe a component of the financial services industry that deals with alternative investments inside IRAs or other types of retirement accounts. This is an important distinction which needs more clarity. There are many people who are taken advantage of due to their lack of knowledge in this area. I want to help clean up the source information that people get so they don't get dupped so easily by misrepresentation. The SEC fraud alert page says it all. I would be happy to work with you or any others who are interested in keeping this space and related spaces clean. In reading prior posts in the talk section, it appears as if there have been some issues with certain industry related parties. I'm a bit new to this process, but I'm happy to work together to make it a better page. Kirk Chisholm 01:51, 3 December 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kirkchisholm ( talk • contribs)
mean as custard, you have engaged in vandalism of the self-directed IRA page. This page is being policed by experts on this topic to prevent ref spam, you have not added anything to this page, other than remove helpful references. I am only one of many who have agreed to keep this page clear of spam. If your intent is to police ref spam, please describe how exactly you decided what is ref spam and what is not. Since you removed 27 references, I'm sure you have a very clear set of rules you follow. Preseumably you have also read each of these references to decide which is valid and which is not. I am eager to hear your explanation. In addition to this lack of thought on the part of mean as custard, he has even added a dead page. I would imagine this has a reason too. Please provide all your wisdom as to why you are vandalizing this page. thanks 66.30.62.79 ( talk) 18:33, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Most of the references in these articles similarly consist of promotional links to commercial websites. I plan to remove them. See WP:LINKSPAM. . . Mean as custard ( talk) 19:17, 14 September 2015 (UTC)