im debating between these two companies to start up my self directed roth IRA. im also getting an educational program from Pensco to be a professional IRA advisor strictly for real estate investing in my city.

any recommedations between these two companies?

im currently siding with Pensco Trust for now.

I have a Self Directed Roth IRA with Pensco. So far I've been very pleased. Their customer service is pleasant to work with and the education they offer in how to make your money work for you is great. I love the webinars and the educational links. My two cents.

I use Equity Trust Company.
http://www.trustetc.com/

For whatever it's worth, I use American Pension Services . They're a smaller company, but have been very good to me, and someone is always available to answer my questions.

thanks all for your replies.

a sales rep from Equity Trust just gave me a called today. i had alot of questions and the rep answered them clearly. the rep also mentioned that most of their client representatives also do investments themselves with self direct IRA's so they can provide investors with some of their personal experiences and different scenarios on how to structure a deal.

its about $200 to start a roth IRA and an extra $235 for maintenance fees. $4000 max contribution per year.

im going to make a call with pensco and hear them out but overall im thinking of going with both Pensco and Equity Trust.

Hi this is Brian Gibbons from www.CREIU.com

We help REIs with Self-Directed IRAs.

See www.Earn-Huge-Returns.com and www.NewYorkPrivateBanker.com

Great resources for both SDIRAs and Joint Venture Partnerships.

Best wishes for REI Private Banker Recruiting.

Brian

At our last investment club meeting a guy gave a presentation for Entrust. Seemed like a good company that would provide a lot of support, and they have a local office. But you know how the presentation always looks good. Anybody have any comments on Entrust?

http://www.entrustira.com/

thanks
Karl