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What is a Checkbook IRA?

A Checkbook IRA from Rocket Dollar puts you in the driver's seat of your retirement investing, allowing you to go beyond stocks and bonds. Invest in real estate, startups, precious metals, and more!

Why is Rocket Dollar the best option for your Checkbook IRA?

  • Unlimited Potential: Invest in real estate, startups, metals, and more—any IRS-approved asset.
  • Tax-Advantaged Growth: Build wealth with tax-free or tax-deferred earnings.
  • Proven Expertise: Trusted by thousands to simplify alternative investing.
  • Effortless Management: Easy account setup and ongoing support, so you can focus on growing your portfolio.
  • Lowest Fees in the Industry Our simple, straightforward pricing is the most competitive in the industry.
  • Thousands of Satisfied Customers: Folks from all over the country are investing in alternative assets using their retirement savings.

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I am very pleased with the great level of service from Christopher Lindiakos and Daniela Mink of the Rocket Dollar support team. As their client, I have seen that they are very knowledgeable, professional, courteous, and answer my questions with clarity. I value quality service and I look forward to my upgraded account purchase with Rocket Dollar!
—Rocket Dollar Customer

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Rocket Dollar Reviews

Team was helpful as I navigated the SD IRA process.

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Michael Bruynesteyn
Best decision ever to use these folks - can't beat the cost and they always get back quickly on any questions.

★★★★★
John Zabel
Love the value proposition of Rocket Dollar as well as the team, which works so quickly to help me get investments made quickly. Thank you!

★★★★★
Craig Cummings
Rocket Dollar made it extremely easy to set up my IRA LLC, and has a wide variety of knowledge base articles that make it painless to manage an IRA LLC!

★★★★★
Marcus Johnson
RocketDollar established a self-directed IRA in two weeks. Done in time to fund a time-sensitive investment, when another leading provider said I didn't have time to get it done.

★★★★★
Benjamin Rogers
This is being very good so far. Keep it up!

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Dmitri Yudanov

SDIRA Benefits & Pricing

Lowest Fees in the Self-Directed Industry

Checkbook IRA

The essentials plus complete control

$30/moper month

$600 one-time setup fee

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Gold Only
  • Trust/LLC checking account to manage investments, income, and expenses on your own
  • Unlimited fee-free transactions
  • No Custodian sign-off on transactions
  • Ideal for transaction-heavy investments:
  • Rental Properties
  • Fix-n-Flip
  • Tax Liens
  • Crypto - hold your keys
  • Foreign Investments

How We Compare

Rocket Dollar Broad Financial IRA Financial
$600 setup fee $1,295 setup fee $900 setup fee
Monthly Fee: $30 ($360 annually) Quarterly Fee: $105 ($420 annually) Yearly Fee: $400 annually
Five year total: $600+(5*$360)=$2,400 Five year total: $1,295+(5*$420)=$3,395 Five year total: $999+$2000=$2999
The Rocket Dollar IRA | Self-Directed Roth IRA
Fast Transactions

Investing is as easy as writing a check. No more waiting for custodian approval.

Investment Options

No preset menu of investments. Invest in anything allowed by the IRS.

Transparent Pricing

No asset or transaction fees. Our pricing is simple. $600 registration fee and $30/month.

Tax Advantages

Enjoy deferred taxes, or no taxes, on all gains inside your Rocket Dollar account.

We take security seriously

Online security is no joke, and we take the trust our customers and partners put in us seriously. We are a SOC-2 certified company, and continuously update our systems to comply with best practices.

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Here's how easy it is to get started:

Rocket Dollar | Open an account
Step 1

Open

Establish IRA and associated accounts, including all documents necessary to make your first investment.

Rocket Dollar | Fund your account
STEP 2

Fund

Our patented transfer module makes it easy to fund your account—log in to Rocket Dollar to initiate a transfer with just a few clicks.

Rocket Dollar | Invest
STEP 3

Invest

Have any questions about an investment? Our support team is here to help!

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