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Equity Institutional

A trusted leader in self-directed IRAs and other retirement accounts. Equity Trust is one of the oldest and largest custodians specializing in difficult-to-value alternative assets.

Specialized Custody Solutions

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CRYPTOCURRENCY PROVIDERS

PRECIOUS METALS DEALERS

INVESTMENT PLATFORMS

CROWDFUNDING & PRIVATE EQUITY

RIAs & BROKER DEALERS

DIRECTED TRUSTEE SERVICES

FORMS TO MANAGE CLIENT ACCOUNTS

Why Equity Trust?

Experienced and Trusted

50 years of financial service experience*
$52 billion under custody**
More than 400 employees

Operational Excellence

Named Best Overall Self-Directed IRA Company by Investopedia from 2020-2023
More than 1 million transactions completed per year
Industry-leading technology including API integration and account management system myEQUITY

Recognized Service Leader

A+ Better Business Bureau rating
95% of Trustpilot reviews are 4 and 5 stars
9-time NorthCoast 99 winner (top workplaces in Northeast Ohio)

Exceptional Service & Performance

“I am able to access my client accounts myself through the online myEQUITY system and now I have more support with a designated Relationship Manager to help with all my investors;’ IRA accounts.”
— Paul T.

“I’ve researched other custodians and Equity Trust has the best and easiest platform to work with, in my opinion.”
— John D.

“I appreciate the fact that I don’t have to be an expert in a Self-Directed Precious Metals IRA. I recently opened my own Self-Directed IRA at Equity as a result of the trust I have in them. “
— Eileen L.

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Case Studies

Equity Institutional strives to make IRA investing easy.

Offering IRA investing opportunities as part of capital raise strategies.

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Equity Institutional

Specialized Custody Solutions

Why Equity Trust?

Experienced and Trusted

50 years of financial service experience*

$52 billion under custody**

More than 400 employees

Operational Excellence

Named Best Overall Self-Directed IRA Company by Investopedia from 2020-2023

More than 1 million transactions completed per year

Industry-leading technology including API integration and account management system myEQUITY

Recognized Service Leader

A+ Better Business Bureau rating

95% of Trustpilot reviews are 4 and 5 stars

9-time NorthCoast 99 winner (top workplaces in Northeast Ohio)

Exceptional Service & Performance

Case Studies

Offering IRA investing opportunities as part of capital raise strategies.

Talk to a Business Development Executive