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Advanta IRA Self-Directed IRA Services for Alternative Investments
If you want more control over the growth of your retirement account – a self-directed IRA could be the answer you are searching for. This path allows you to invest in the things you know best. We can help you get started.
This Meetup group is here to share learning opportunities about self-directed IRAs and alternative investing methods. Our goal is to enlighten and empower you to take control of your retirement investments and discover additional paths to financial freedom.
While typical IRA custodians or brokerage firms continue to invest your money in traditional stocks and bonds, self-directed IRAs offer you total control in making your own investment choices. With self-directed IRAs, you gain the freedom to make investments in things you know and understand, at a pace within your own comfort zone.
Self-directed accounts are allowed to hold a myriad of alternative investments like real estate, private lending, LLCs, private equity stock, precious metals, and more, all of which promote crucial diversification in your retirement portfolio. Alternative investments have the potential to build tax-free or tax-deferred wealth in your self-directed IRA, sometimes at a faster pace than traditional investment methods.
We exist to provide quality education and to assist you in the administration of your account.
Upcoming events
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- Network event

Investing in Self-Storage: Why It’s Attracting Attention in Today’s Market
·OnlineOnline4 attendees from 5 groupsSelf-storage has emerged as one of the most resilient sectors in commercial real estate, and investors are paying attention. For those exploring investing in self-storage, life-event–driven demand and flexible, month-to-month pricing continue to support the asset class, even in shifting market conditions.
In this session, Advanta IRA’s Owen Lynn and guest Ryan Gibson, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Spartan Investment Group, discuss why self-storage continues to attract capital, what makes today’s environment compelling, and how passive investors can gain exposure through self-directed retirement accounts.
Attendees will learn:- Why self-storage has historically demonstrated resilience
- The market drivers influencing demand today
- How passive investment structures work
- How to participate using a self-directed IRA
This comprehensive webinar is ideal for investors seeking passive income and diversified exposure to private real estate opportunities within a self-directed retirement strategy.
Register to attend live or receive the recording. - Network event

Multifamily Underwriting: How to Analyze Deals
·OnlineOnline7 attendees from 5 groupsMultifamily underwriting assumptions don’t just shape your projections. They determine whether a deal actually performs. In multifamily investing, a financial assumption is an estimate of details, like rent growth, vacancy, or expenses, that drives projected returns and risk.
In this informative webinar, Advanta IRA’s Reneika Lightbourne is joined by Rob and Clay Stanley, Partners at Shining Rock Equity, to discuss what actually drives multifamily performance in today’s market and how to underwrite with clarity and reduce risk.
They’ll cover
- Concessions and how they impact true rent
- Rent growth vs supply, and how to evaluate it
- Key assumptions behind projected rent growth
- Where a value-add still works, and where it doesn’t
- Understanding gain to lease
- Where the opportunity might be in the coming years
- What questions to ask sponsors to help you evaluate the investment's potential
- How to invest in multifamily real estate with a self-directed IRA
This session is not one to miss to learn valuable tips on multifamily underwriting assumptions to help you make informed investment decisions.
Register HERE to attend lie or receive the replay.
Past events
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