Who Is Equity Trust Company?

Equity Trust Company is a non-depository trust chartered by the South Dakota Banking Commission. As a trust company and passive custodian of self-directed retirement accounts, Equity Trust does not provide professional financial advising.  They specialize in allowing their clients to self-direct and invest their individual retirement accounts into non-traditional assets, with the most common investments being real estate and private placements.  

Equity Trust and its affiliates provide services to over 110,000 individuals and businesses nationwide with approximately $8 billion in assets under custodial and retirement administration. Since 1974, we have provided services to individuals and the financial services industry — including financial advisors and planners, broker-dealers, tax and legal professionals, investment product sponsors, mutual fund companies, banks and other financial institutions.

Equity Trust’s corporate office houses our Operations Staff, and is located in Elyria, Ohio. Our Sales, Marketing, Client Service Center, and IT departments, are located in our Berea, Ohio Office. Our Sterling Trust Office is located in Waco, Texas. Today, Equity Trust employs approximately 350 talented professionals, whom are the foundation of their organization.  

What Can We Offer You?

Whether you’re an experienced supervisor looking for your next challenge or a college student in pursuit that exciting first job, Equity Trust has something to offer you as your future place of work. We strive to provide our employees with the services and benefits of a large company while keeping that unique, friendly work environment exclusive to a smaller company. Moreover, Equity Trust is able to supply its employees with a little bit of everything: a great location minutes away from entertaining, downtown Cleveland; volunteer opportunities with our numerous community service projects; and training and development programs to further your self-development.

Personal Benefits

At Equity Trust Company, our employees are our number one asset!!! We believe that it is important to recognize and show our appreciation to our employees in more ways than one. We strive to provide our employee with benefits that will give them the means to a healthy and happy lifestyle. Equity Trust offers full time employees medical, vision, dental, short term and long term disability, life insurance, paid time off, sick time, and a company matched 401(k) program.

From the first day on the job, you will CONTROL your Career! Immediately, you are provided with the training and tools needed to LEARN the fundamentals of our business. Soon after, you will thrive in our fast paced environment and ACHIEVE your most ambitious career goals.

                                                        So what are you waiting for?

                    Come Learn, Achieve, and Grow with

                                  Equity Trust Company!