[toast0]

> The loophole Thiel used no longer exists.

What changed? I didn't see anything in the article that says you can't buy startup (or other non-public) stock in an IRA, and if you do and it goes well, your IRA can become very valuable. If I work for a startup again, I'm definitely going to see if I can get early stock into a (Roth) IRA, because it'd be real handy if the stock does well, since you can trade in a IRA without tax consequences. Seems complex to set up though.

[toomuchtodo]

You could use a self directed IRA to acquire startup equity in a Roth, but you can't put your grant into the IRA.