While the number of people out there who have educated themselves about the concept of self-directed IRAs is growing, it's clear that there are still many who, unfortunately, see their IRAs and 401(k)s take a beating in the stock market mutual funds because they choose not to self-direct. The fact is that nowadays, for most people, self-directed IRAs do happen to be the best fit, and they have to take advantage of that. Mat Sorensen is the CEO of Directed IRA and Directed Trust Company. Mat speaks to Kevin Shortle about how self-directed IRAs are, at the end of the day, endlessly more fruitful than choosing not to self-direct. If your goal is protecting your investments, don't miss this engaging conversation between Mat and Kevin.