Opportunity Awaits You

Expand your investment portfolio with alternative and traditional investments all under one umbrella.

Equity Trust is a leading custodian of difficult-to-value alternative assets:
- Over 45 years of financial service experience
- Over 170,000 accounts serviced by 400 dedicated employees
- Over $25 billion in assets under custody and administration
- Over 1.2 million transactions annually… That’s 3,500 a day!

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Self-Directed IRAs Made Easy

Discover how diversifying outside the stock market with Self-Directed IRAs can help you create truly lasting wealth.

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Already investing outside the stock market? Access more capital and reduce or eliminate taxes on new investments.

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Already identified a new investment opportunity? Looking for a self-directed IRA custodian? See how Equity Trust can help take your investing to the next level.

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Meet Equity Trust: A Leader in Self-Directed IRAs

Empowering clients with investment freedom and innovative technology, we deliver a simplified investment experience backed by 45 years* as an industry-leading custodian of tax-advantaged accounts. As an IRS approved custodian, we fulfill the custodial and administrative duties required for each type of investment account you hold.

INVESTMENT FREEDOM

Create a customized portfolio of alternative assets as well as traditional investments with a single custodian. You can maximize your account and gain new insights with access to unparalleled educational resources.

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Simplify investing through myEQUITY, our industry-leading online account management system. myEQUITY makes it easy for investors to direct and manage their accounts with intuitive online wizards and a clear line of sight to account data.

RECOGNIZED LEADER

Our track record of excellence is unmatched in the industry. With 45 years of financial service experience, over 150,000 investors rely on us to custody over $25 billion in assets.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE

Recognized as an exceptional service provider, we have nearly 400 employees dedicated to you. We serviced 1,000 calls per business day in 2018, completing 1.2 million transactions – Over 3,500 a day!

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I’ve been a client for 10+ years

I’ve been a client for 10+ years. I’ve always felt their fees were reasonable, but their customer service has really improved over the past 2 years. Most importantly, I feel very secure with them being the custodian of my money.

Jason

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Highly recommend Equity Trust

Equity trust has always been very helpful and has made the entire process very easy. Iu2019m very happy with my decision in choosing them. I would highly recommend them. Their customer service is exceptional.

Dawn Elizabeth

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Real estate transaction.

I received excellent service and monies were transferred quickly given the short timeline we were given.

DWIGHT

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Enjoy True Investment Freedom

As your directed custodian, Equity Trust enables you to use IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts to invest in a wide range of assets. With an Equity Trust account you have the opportunity to invest in difficult-to-value alternative assets such as real estate, precious metals, private equity, and more. Additionally, you can invest in traditional assets such as stocks and mutual funds – all through a single custodian.