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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.

For more than 50 years, we've been one of America's trusted names in gold and other precious metals. Our clients' trust shows in the numbers: transactions now totaling over $70 billion, 80% of our business from repeat precious metals customers, and about one-quarter of new clientele referred by existing customers. Newsweek and Statista independently evaluate online platforms nationwide on measures including user trust, technical performance, and usability. In 2026, we were named to their America's Best Online Platforms list from a field of more than 20,000 U.S. platforms. Located in Newport Beach, California, we're home to a staff of hard asset professionals committed to serving our clients' investment needs with a convenient two-way market and competitive pricing. More than 43% of our employees have been with the company for a decade or more, and in 2026, Energage recognized us as a Financial Services Top Workplace, with Culture Excellence honors across seven areas including Leadership, Purpose & Values, and Employee Well-Being. See monex.com/awards for the full list of recognition. Today, three generations of the Carabini family work at Monex, including founder Louis Carabini, his son and President and Executive Director Michael, and Michael's daughters Cristina and AnnaMaria. We're part of Gold.com, Inc. (NYSE: GOLD).

Goldco is a leader in the precious metals industry, with over a decade of experience helping customers protect their retirement savings. If you have an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), TSP, savings or similar tax-advantaged retirement account, a Goldco Specialist can help you protect those assets with a Precious Metals IRA. We also offer direct sales of gold and silver to our customers. If you have a savings account, a Precious Metals Specialist can help you diversify those funds with precious metals. Whether you want to roll over retirement assets into a Precious Metals IRA or buy gold and silver directly, a Precious Metal Specialist can help you navigate each step of the process. Goldco is a privately held firm specializing in wealth and asset protection. We are rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau and Triple-A by Business Consumer Alliance. Our quality customer service, dependability, and ethical business practices have resulted in thousands of satisfied customers and positive reviews.