Saving for retirement is an important aspect of managing our wealth and cash. Typically, we want as much freedom and control to invest in what we want however many times we are limited to what is on the financial advisor's platter offering. What if there was another option? Knowledge is power and exploring the self-directed retirement investment option is part of expanding your tools, knowledge and opportunities. You should ask your financial advisor for more details but for now explore the core of what self-directed is all about.