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Equity Trust Company is a financial services company that enables individual investors, financial professionals and institutions to diversify investment portfolios through alternative asset classes, including real estate, tax liens, private equity and precious metals. Equity Trust Company (or its affiliates) offers custodial services for alternative investments, investment in alternative assets with individual retirement accounts, back-office solutions for RIAs, brokerage services, directed trustee services and more. Equity Trust Company has grown from its roots as a brokerage firm founded in 1974 into one of the nation’s leading self-directed IRA custodians—recognized by Investopedia as Best Overall Self-Directed IRA Custodian from 2020 to 2025. Today, we support hundreds of thousands of investors with a wide range of alternative asset solutions. Visit www.TrustETC.com for more information. For career opportunities, visit www.TrustETC.com/careers.

Advanta IRA is a self-directed IRA administrator serving clients nationwide. With locations in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, we hold over $3.5 billion in client assets, including real estate, mortgage loans, tax liens, private placements, precious metals, and cryptocurrency. We deliver unparalleled, one-on-one customer service, industry expertise, and educational tools, and we ensure the elements of your account comply with all IRS rules and regulations. We do this so you can focus on the more important task of identifying promising investments to add to your portfolio.

In today’s competitive financial environment, we know that you have a lot of options to choose from in the retirement services marketplace. We take pride in empowering investors to reach their retirement goals by providing administration and custody of alternative and traditional assets. It’s our mission to provide the highest level of customer service, attention to detail and dedication to satisfy your long-term needs. STRATA Trust Company was founded in 2008 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Bank, SSB. Formerly known as Self Directed IRA Services, Inc., we’ve rebranded and launched a new website, but what hasn’t changed is our commitment to provide outstanding client service and investment flexibility. (Content shared on this page is intended to be informational and does not constitute endorsements for investments or investment providers.)