Digital assets
BitIRA
A digital-currency provider offering cryptocurrency within tax-advantaged retirement accounts.
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33 providers across 5 asset classes. Listings are informational only.
Digital assets
Coin IRA
Facilitates cryptocurrency and precious metals holdings inside Traditional, Roth, and SEP IRAs, with a self-directed trading platform.
Digital assets
My Digital Money
A self-trading cryptocurrency IRA platform with a tiered transaction-fee structure.
Digital assets
Tax Free Crypto
A cryptocurrency trading platform for Traditional and Roth IRAs.
Lending
Wilshire Finance Partners
Manages an income fund that invests in a portfolio of first trust deeds secured by commercial and residential real estate.
Lending · Private equity & crowdfunding
Heron Finance
Offers accredited investors diversified private-market portfolios spanning private credit, private equity, and infrastructure.
Precious metals
Priority Gold
A precious metals dealer specializing in physical gold and silver for retirement accounts, with depository storage arrangements.
Precious metals
American Hartford Gold
A gold and silver dealer offering physical precious metals and Gold IRA setup.
Precious metals
Patriot Gold Group
A precious metals dealer offering gold and silver for precious-metals IRAs, working directly with account owners.
Precious metals
Noble Gold
Offers gold and silver IRAs, precious metals acquisition, and bullion storage.
Precious metals
Goldco
Facilitates self-directed IRAs holding physical gold and silver.
Precious metals
United States Gold Bureau
A precious metals dealer with published pricing and a buy-back program, operating from the Texas Bullion Depository.
Precious metals
Lear Capital
A precious metals dealer offering a broad selection of IRA-eligible gold and silver products.
Precious metals
McAlvany Precious Metals
A long-established precious metals firm advising on metals held within IRAs.
Precious metals
U.S. Money Reserve
A private distributor of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, including self-directed precious metals IRAs.
Precious metals
Birch Gold Group
A precious metals dealer focused on precious-metals IRAs and investor education.
Private equity & crowdfunding
Holdfolio
Sponsors private multifamily and commercial real estate investments for passive investors.
Private equity & crowdfunding · Turnkey real estate
Storage Caves
Develops single-story drive-up premium condo storage garages available for purchase or lease.
Private equity & crowdfunding · Turnkey real estate
BV Capital
A Texas commercial real estate developer offering accredited investors direct access to its projects.
Private equity & crowdfunding
Willow Wealth
A platform offering access to real estate, private credit, structured notes, and related offerings across varying term and return profiles.
Private equity & crowdfunding · Turnkey real estate
InvestorResidences.com, LLC
Offers passive investment in a diversified portfolio of short-term rental properties across multiple vacation markets.
Private equity & crowdfunding
RealtyMogul
A platform providing access to commercial real estate offerings and two non-traded REITs.
Private equity & crowdfunding
DLP Capital
A private real estate investment firm focused on attainable workforce housing, capitalized through evergreen funds for accredited investors.
Private equity & crowdfunding
StartEngine
An equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with early-stage startups and private companies.
Private equity & crowdfunding
therealfund
Offers passive investment in commercial and multifamily real estate at varying equity levels.
Private equity & crowdfunding
37th Parallel Properties
A private multifamily acquisitions and asset-management firm serving accredited and institutional investors.
Private equity & crowdfunding
Moonfare
A digital platform giving qualifying investors access to institutional private-markets funds across buyout, venture, credit, and secondaries.
Turnkey real estate
Guerin Property Services
A Texas full-service residential investment firm that helps investors identify, purchase, and manage rental homes.
Turnkey real estate
Financial Attunement
Acquires, manages, and exits commercial real estate investments, primarily in Texas and Florida.
Turnkey real estate
Mid South Home Buyers
A turnkey provider that renovates and manages single-family rental properties for investors.
Turnkey real estate
EquityPro
A Florida wholesale investment brokerage sourcing residential and commercial investment property.
Turnkey real estate
Astor Realty Capital
A private-equity real estate investment firm offering equity, preferred, and structured debt instruments.
Turnkey real estate
Capital Investment Partners, LLC
A Wisconsin developer of multi-tenant residential, office, and retail commercial property.
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Investor Services and its representatives are not fiduciaries under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code with respect to your account, and provide no legal, tax, or investment advice. Alternative investments are speculative, are often illiquid, involve substantial risk including the complete loss of principal, and are not FDIC-insured, not bank-guaranteed, and not insured by any federal agency. Past performance does not predict future results.
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