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title: Should You Invest Your I.R.A. in Friends, Family or Charitable Work?
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# [Should You Invest Your I.R.A. in Friends, Family or Charitable Work?](https://www.brownwinick.com/insights/should-you-invest-your-i-r-a-in-friends-family-or-charitable-work)

 Written by [BrownWinick](https://www.brownwinick.com/insights/author/brownwinick) | Oct 10, 2017 6:00:02 PM

BrownWinick tax attorney William Brown was featured in *The New York Times *on Friday, October 6, 2017. The article, "[Should You Invest Your I.R.A. in Friends, Family or Charitable Work?](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/invest-ira.html)" discusses self-directed I.R.A.'s, which allows investments in "alternative assets" and not just traditional stocks, bonds and mutual funds. 

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