The weekend of February 11-12, Equity University’s popular Tax-Free Wealth Seminar is bringing wealth-building experts to Chicago and Detroit to show you how you can:

• Make tax-free profits on your investments
• Qualify for large tax deductions – up to $54,500
• Keep your hard-earned assets safe by following IRS guidelines
• Discover innovative investment strategies that are working right now in all parts of the country (just wait until you hear some of the success stories!)
• Fund more deals than you thought possible by tapping into a nearly unlimited source of funding
• Make lasting, profitable connections with other like-minded investors in your area

Plus, each attendee receives over hundreds of dollars worth of educational bonuses to accelerate the tax-free wealth-building process.

Registration is $57 per person, but you can bring a guest for FREE! Click here for the details.

If you won’t be near Detroit of Chicago the weekend of February 11-12, stay tuned – we’ll be visiting more cities throughout the year.

The reduced salary might limit the flow of what his wife terms “now money,” but John has a side venture that is earning plenty of “later money.” He has discovered the impressive returns that tax liens can bring to his self-directed IRA.

At his first tax lien sale, John picked up a vacant lot for $5,000 using funds from his self-directed IRA.

“I ended up getting the deed to that property a year later and sold it for $20,000,” he shares. “I was hooked.”

A Small-Dollar Investment that Can Yield Big Results

John is one of a growing number of investors becoming aware of the advantages of this self-directed investment option. Generally, counties auction the tax liens they hold against properties, leaving those who acquire the liens to collect payments and interest from the property owner or, like John, end up with the deed to the property.

Tax liens are an attractive option for many types of investors because of the variety of price points. Even investors with smaller portfolios can find liens that work for them and multiply their assets in a short amount of time.

“It’s happened for me time and time again,” John says. “I ended up with a house I paid $25,000 for at the tax lien sale. I put another $25,000 into it and I sold for $130,000. I netted $120,000 at the sale. So I had a $50,000 investment, it took a year and a half, and I turned another $70,000 gain.”

Those gains seem like mere pennies compared to a transaction he completed involving a tax lien on a public company’s property. After he won a local court hearing, the company made him a generous settlement offer. After dropping the initial $15,000 and another $10,000 in legal fees into the deal, John ended up with a settlement price of $450,000.

“With that one property alone, when I think about how many years it would take me to make contributions to an IRA to put the equivalent of $425,000 additional into my account…it’s just mind boggling.”

John Took Matters into His Own Hands…and Achieved Amazing Results

John could talk all day about the fabulous tax lien deals that are building up his retirement fund, and he couldn’t be happier with his reversal of fortune. After losing close to 50 percent of his IRA in the catastrophic stock market collapse in 1987 known as Black Friday, John isn’t about to place his future in the hands of unknown factors again.

“With all the things going on in the stock market, which you have absolutely no control over, at least with the IRA and dealing with property and so forth, I’m able to control and be hands-on,” he says. “If something bad happens, it’s my doing – not Greece, or Japan, or an earthquake.”

To those who are interested in self-directing their retirement funds into tax liens but are hesitant to jump in, John says you might find it’s not as intimidating as it seems. While he is a CPA and well-versed in tax law, he says you don’t have to be quite at his level to get into tax lien investing.

“I’m no rocket scientist; a lot of people show up at the tax lien sale,” he says. “My brother does it; he doesn’t ask me for advice.”

John found that when he needed to enlist the help of a tax attorney, the fee represented only a small fraction of the return that went back into his IRA. In addition, lay people can begin to understand the different types of alternative investments with webinars and materials from Equity University.

“When it fits in my schedule, I will always hop on and listen to a webinar,” he says. “Knowledge is power. New things happen, and new things come along. If I go to seminar and I can walk away with one new thing, one new bit of information, then it’s not a waste of my time. So I catch every (Equity University) webinar I can.”

By taking these few steps now, John is securing a comfortable supply of “later money.”

Click here for a guide to all the basics about buying tax liens using a self-directed IRA.

The logical solution for diminished income is to find ways to reduce your tax exposure. This is a simple strategy that the biggest, most profitable American companies have been leveraging for decades to stay successful. It’s something individuals should strive for as well, and it might be more achievable than you think.

Equity Trust CEO Jeff Desich will reveal in a free webinar on October 27 how you can reduce your own taxable income using simple strategies many people did not know existed. Discover IRS-approved tools that individual investors have at their disposal to reduce taxes.

In this webinar, Desich will show you how you can:

• Combine government retirement plans with winning investment strategies to grow your wealth, tax-free
• Select the right plans for your situation, qualifying for the highest possible tax deductions (up to $54,500) that will allow you to contribute the maximum amount possible
• Easily establish these IRS-approved tools in as little as 15 minutes and begin using them to your advantage.

As a bonus, webinar attendees are entitled to a FREE IRA Check-Up – normally $125. Sign up now and prepare to learn about all the wealth-building, tax-reducing tools in your arsenal!

Equity Trust wants to hear about the Most Amazing Deal of the Year! There are so many remarkable self directed IRA deals happening in today’s market.

Have you generated double digit growth in your Equity Trust IRA? Are you clearly outperforming the market (which is not hard to do these days!)? We’d love to hear about it.

Enter for your chance to be selected to share your investment success story at the 2011 Networking Conference for FREE, along with an IRA FREE FOR LIFE.

We will select 1 Grand Prize Winner and 4 Runners-Up in the contest. This is a very simple contest and one that will only take you moments to complete by answering 3 simple questions to tell us about your deal.

3 Easy Steps to Enter:

• Step 1: Fill out your contact information here.
• Step 2: Tell us about your deal(s) and why you should be the Self-Directed Investor of the Year.
• Step 3: Submit

Then we will be calling those who enter to discuss your deal with you personally.

Good Luck!

We will be reviewing all entries, and if you are selected, you will receive a personalized phone call so you can plan to attend the Equity Trust Company and Equity University Networking Conference in New Orleans!  In addition, you will also receive an IRA Free for Life – worth tens of thousands of dollars!

So hurry – submit the most amazing deal and you will be entered to win the Equity Trust Client of the Year Contest. What do you have to lose?

If you have any additional questions about this contest, please contact your First Class Service Team or 440-323-5491.

Finding Small-Dollar Investment Strategies That Deliver

Thursday, July 28
9:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. EST

If you’re not sure you have the funds needed to benefit from what this webinar has to offer…

All that’s required is minimal funds from your Self-Directed IRA, CESA, or HSA accounts and the right strategy!

Jeff Kent will share his secrets for what to do with small dollars.  He will also let you in on the process he used to complete more than 300 mobile homes and mobile home park deals.  As you’ll soon learn, mobile home investing is ideal for lower-balance account holders or anyone who wants to diversify into a new investment area using smaller funds.

Register now and by the end of this webinar you will know the proven step-by-step process of how to:

- Find these low-dollar deals

- Put deals together

- Fix the property

- Flip or rent the property for profit

Want More Information on a Self-Directed IRA, CESA, HSA, or mobile home investing?

Speak with an Equity Trust account executive today at 1-888-382-4727.

Come spend the weekend at our September Networking Conference in New Orleans!  Thursday’s Blueprint Your Way to Success workshop hosted by Equity University’s Edwin Kelly and Monday’s seminar hosted by “The Queen of Rehab,” Robyn Thompson, are exclusive only to the first 173 people!

But that’s not all…

You’ll also receive:

- 2 free months of Equity University’s monthly webinar series – Investor Insights
($194 value)
- 4 Equity Trust Wire Certificates ($120 value)
- CD package including Equity Trust’s most popular webinars and success story interviews with clients ($207 value)

Sign up now!

Join Equity Trust at its the 2011 Equity University Networking Conference from September 9-11 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.  Hear what experts are saying, network with others like yourself, and learn how successful you can become through investing with your self-directed IRA.

Want More Information on the 2011 Equity University Networking Conference?

Get more details and register or if you prefer to call, give us a ring at 1-888-472-7341.

Why Do Hundreds of People Attend This Conference Each Year?

It’s many reasons, the great resources and education, the invaluable (and profitable) connections, just to name a few.  But to understand why people keep coming back, you can hear straight from the attendees themselves.

Bob S. from Florida, shared the following with us:  “I’ve attended the Networking Conference the past two years. I’ve already paid to come back in 2011. The conference speaks for itself because it’s a great opportunity to network and get training. Plus, there’s no hard sales. People are here to educate us, work together and build our IRAs.” 

Hear the other 2010 Equity University Networking Conference Testimonials by watching this YouTube video.

Our annual Networking Conference is an experience you won’t want to miss.  If you register for this September 2011 event by July 15th, you’ll save $300 plus pay only half price for your guest!  Sign up today and join us in New Orleans.   If you prefer to call, we can be reached at 1-888-472-7341.

FREE WEBINAR: Leverage Your Self-Directed IRA for Larger Gains

Thursday, April 14, 2011

9 p.m. – 10 p.m. ET

If you invest in real estate with your IRA or are simply considering diversifying your portfolio with this asset type, this is a must-attend webinar. It features, Matt Allen, director of IRA lending with NASB (North American Savings Bank) and an expert on non-recourse loans. Here’s what Matt covers in the hour-long session:

• The definition of a non-recourse loan and why it must be used with a self-directed IRA
• The advantages of using debt financing to buy real estate within an IRA
• How to acquire a non-recourse loan to buy real estate in an IRA, including documentation required for loan approval
• What the guidelines and parameters are for an IRA non-recourse loan through NASB, including eligible and ineligible properties and income requirements for rental properties

Read the full webinar description and register now!

Want to Discover More about the Amazing Self-Directed IRA?

Contact an Equity Trust account executive today at 1-888-382-4727.

Join Equity University Director of Education Edwin Kelly for two self-directed IRA webinars in April:

1. Thursday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET: “Ask Edwin – Answers to the Top Self-Directed IRA Questions” – Got a self-directed account question? Fire away! Simply submit your questions when you register for the webinar. Edwin does all the legwork and answers the top 10 questions submitted. Get more information and register now.
2. Tuesday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET: “Rock Your World with a Roth IRA” – In this hour-long session, Edwin provides the 411 on the tax-immunizing aspects of an Equity Trust self-directed Roth IRA. Get more details and register now.

Want More Information on Self-Directed IRAs?

Speak with an Equity Trust account executive today at 1-888-382-4727.

Thursday, March 31

9 p.m. ET

The Do’s and Don’ts of Self-Directed IRAs: Rules Every Investor Should Know
Exclusive Interview with IRS Agent

Critical to any successful self-directed investing strategy is awareness of IRS rules. If you don’t follow the rules, you can risk your IRA’s valuable tax-deferred and tax-free benefits. Join Edwin Kelly, director of education for Equity University, and a special guest, IRS agent Robert CreMeens. The duo will spell out in plain English what you can and can’t do with your self-directed IRA. You’ll gain a better understanding of the true opportunities available and the rules you must follow. Read the full webinar description and register now.

Want More Information on Self-Directed IRAs?

Speak with an Equity Trust account executive today at 1-888-382-4727.