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In my fourth decade of angel investing, I’m happy with my investments but regret having put them in my IRAs. Here are pros and cons of having illiquid, operationally complex and hard-to-value assets in IRAs.
Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.
Highlights:
- Investing in Startups via an IRA Can Be Burdensome, Here’s Why
- How I came to Have so Much of my Net Worth in my IRAs
- Thank You Citibank for Encouraging a Young Banker to Save
- Thank You Bob Smith for Allowing Me to Fish When the Fish Were Running
- Why The Fish Are Not Running Any More
- “Some weeks I spend half my time dealing with IRA-related paperwork. I have many better things to do with my life.”
- The Initial Investment Is a Lot of Work for Everyone Involved
- Corporate Actions Guarantee Constant Attention to the IRA Is Required
- Then There Are the Required Annual Valuations
- It Gets Worse!
- The Upside of Investing in Startups from the IRAs
- Conclusion
Topics: angel investing strategies
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