IRA Express believes in the principle that individuals not only have the right, but also the responsibility to personally direct the investments made in their retirement portfolios into assets that they know the most about. By providing our clients with the ability to self-direct their investments we make it possible for an individual to diversify their retirement portfolio into any permissible investment as clarified by the IRS. IRA Express makes it possible for individuals to shift their retirement assets into more tangible "non-traditional" investments such as private placements, precious metals, notes, real estate and other real estate related investments such as notes secured by a deed of trust. These are perfectly acceptable investments for any self-directed retirement plan and may be acquired with the help of IRA Express. IRA Express serves as a third-party administrator for self-directed retirement accounts. We are in business to provide our clients with asset and liability record keeping and administration of their retirement plan. This is our only business. We purposely do not sell or endorse any product to our clients. We are not an investment brokerage firm or investment advisors. We do not provide tax, legal, or investment advice. We leave those services to the professionals in those fields. We believe that a plan is not truly self-directed if products of any type are sold by an IRA plan trustee, custodian, or administrator; as this may result in a conflict of interest.