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How to Invest in Private Equity

The first step is always to fund your self-directed account, so you have available funds to invest. When you’ve chosen your sponsor, NDTCO will need a few simple documents to execute the transaction.

Investment Timeline Overview

STEP 1: Fund Your Account - Timeframe: 1 to 2 weeks  

  • Prepare your self-directed account by funding via contribution, transfer, or rollover. 

STEP 2: Source your investment - Timeframe: 1 to 4 business days 

  • You choose your investment provider and fund to invest.

STEP 3: Assemble documents - Timeframe: 1 to 2 weeks 

  • You complete Buy, Sell, Exchange Form, and upload the required documents

STEP 4: Investment funding -  - Timeframe: ~3 business days

  • Delivery time can be up to 3 weeks for your purchase to arrive at the depository. 

Getting Started

Assemble Documents 

For the most expedient processing, please read this section carefully and review all investment documentation to ensure it is completed correctly.

Any errors in the paperwork will delay the funding of your investment. Once your account is open and funded, begin gathering all required investment documents and return them to NDTCO with correct IRA titling, “Read and Approved” signatures.   

In order to have sufficient time for required compliance review and processing, NDTCO needs to have completed paperwork 3 business days prior to funding. The three-day period begins when we have received ALL the required paperwork and information. Forms received after 12:00pm Mountain Time will be considered as having arrived next business day. 

Upload copies of all signed documents for the transaction to NDTCO while completing your online Private Equity Buy Direction Letter or through the portal messaging center.    

In order to submit your Private Equity Buy Direction Letter you will need to ensure you have sufficient cash in the account. If at the time of a purchase you don’t have sufficient cash in the account, consider a transfer-in, Rollover, Liquidation or contribution to fund the account before your purchase. If you are working with us already on a sale or funding request, check your account daily for incoming funds. As soon as funds clear in your account, you will be able to submit your purchase request.  

Required Documents 

Private Equity Required Document Checklist 

  • Subscription Agreement provided by investment entity or their legal team titled in the name of the IRA 
  • Payment Instructions 

Private Equity Required Document Checklist (for fewer than 10 total investors) 

  • Operating Agreement for the entity 
  • TIN/EIN of the entity 
  • Certificate of good standing/articles of incorporation 
  • Upon reviewing the documentation, we may ask for additional paperwork (i.e. if there is only one member, it’s probably a Closely Held LLC or Entity). 

Titling Instruction/Buyer Information 

The name of the investor on any subscription or operating agreement should read; NDTCO as custodian FBO Account Holder’s Name IRA, and not your personal name.  

  • Wire instructions or check delivery instructions 
  • Subscription Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement (provided by the issuer, reviewed by NDTCO) 
  • New Direction Trust Company’s address as that of the investor 
  • The IRA’s Tax ID Number – 20-0157510 
  • Number of shares or percent membership 
  • Price per share/unit 
  • Total purchase price 
  • Investor’s signature line left blank 
  • Under no circumstances should an account holder’s social security number be used in any investment documents 

  Signature Lines on Investment Documents 

DO NOT SIGN ON THE SIGNATURE LINE. As the custodian for your IRA account, NDTCO is the authorized signer for your account; any documents that are signed on the signature line by the IRA holder will be sent back for correction.