
Rocket Your Dollar
99% of Americans with IRAs aren’t using the most powerful investment vehicle available to them — The Self-Directed IRA. The finance gurus who started Rocket Dollar, the Self-Directed IRA SaaS, shed light on this lesser known retirement account and give actionable advice on how to use it to achieve financial independence.
Latest episodes

Nov 6, 2019 • 12min
Ep. 15: Self-Employed Savings with a Self-Directed Solo 401(k)
Before Rocket Dollar, Thomas Young, the host of Rocket Your Dollar, was an avid freelancer. He shares his self-employed experience and explains why the Self-Directed Solo 401(k) is a product made for the freelancer that wants unlimited investment flexibility and a nest egg to retire with.

Oct 30, 2019 • 36min
Ep. 14: Investing in Culture
Before you invest in a small business or a startup, whether it's your money or time, taking a look at their culture is essential. Leo Ramirez, Jr., CEO and Co-founder of Encast ™, Inc specializes in revolutionizing workplace culture and helps businesses drive engagement and productivity, retain talent, enhance community impact, and improve customer experiences.

Oct 23, 2019 • 32min
Ep. 13: Venture Capital and Crowdfunding
Take a deep dive into what it's like to work in the venture capital industry and invest in crowdfunding using a Self-Directed account. Brooke Borden, CFO at Rocket Dollar, with 20+ years of experience in banking and finance shares his Self-Directed investing journey.

Oct 16, 2019 • 33min
Ep.12: Angel Investing
Imagine your ROI if you had invested early in Apple or Starbucks...now imagine that ROI in a tax-advantaged account. That's the appeal of angel investing with a Self-Directed account. Chris Palmisano, COO/CRO and board member at Rocket Dollar, shares his passion for angel investing, as well as his strategy to investing in startups.

Oct 9, 2019 • 25min
Ep.11: Senior Living Real Estate Investing
When it comes to real estate there are many assets to choose from, our guest today Paul Roger's ( as seen on Oprah) is choosing senior living for his latest real estate investment and shares why on this episode. Rogers invests in real estate, has his own fitness business and also mentors real estate agents and investors who want to take it to the next level. Use the code SMARTSENIORLIVING19 for $100 off of a Rocket Dollar account.

Oct 2, 2019 • 27min
Ep. 10: A New Model For Diversification
Dan Kryzanowski hosts Marc Rankin, a Principal at Adventum Funds & Advisory, a women and minority-led investment management firm focused on investing in growing companies en route to investing in real estate. Marc shares Adventum Funds formula to mitigating of risk and maximizing of profit in an individual's portfolio. Long gone are the days of 60/40.

Sep 30, 2019 • 10min
BONUS: Rocket Dollar Gold, The Premium Self-Directed Account
Special bonus episode in honor of Rocket Dollar Gold being launched this October. Rocket Dollar Gold is taking self-directed investing to another level by packaging a checkbook and debit card with the purchase of a Gold Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k). Listen in as Thomas goes over all the features of Rocket Dollar Gold in this short episode of Rocket Your Dollar.

Sep 25, 2019 • 22min
Ep. 9: Combating Market Volatility with Dollar-Cost Averaging
Market volatility doesn't have to be scary if you implement the dollar-cost averaging strategy. In this episode, Rick Dude, Rocket Dollar CTO, and Thomas Young, Rocket Dollar VP Marketing, discuss offsetting market gyrations with simple actionable strategies.

Sep 18, 2019 • 24min
Ep. 8: Behind the Scenes of Rocket Dollar Client Success Team
Take a peek behind the curtain at Rocket Dollar with Joe Won, Client Success Manager. Joe ensures every Rocket Dollar client gets their account open and funded as smoothly as possible. He walks our customers from start to finish and uses his 20+ years of financial experience to improve our clients' successes.

Sep 11, 2019 • 25min
Ep. 7: Cryptocurrency with Mark Peck
Mark Peck, Director of Business Development at Rocket Dollar and cryptocurrency investor, gives a brief overview of the benefits of crypto in a tax-advantaged account and explains the allure of crypto.