Ok fella, I'll take 5 lbs. of Ira. Here's an illustration, An Ira is
, You dug the hole, you opened the earth. You dump money in the hole. You open an IRA and you dump money in it just like the hole. You didn't buy the hole, you opened it. You didn't buy the IRA you opened it. It is not a product to purchase, it is a means to provide for retirement with legal benefits and consequences. I like how you are trying to be smart by using the word "directing" like a self directed IRA, you think it makes you sound smarter.