Directed Trust Company
Financial ServicesArizona, United States51-200 Employees
Directed Trust Company, operating under the Directed IRA brand, is a financial services firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona (3033 North Central Avenue, Suite 400, 85012). The company provides self-directed IRA accounts to investors across the United States, enabling retirement funds to be invested in non-publicly traded assets such as real estate, private funds, LLCs/LPs, IRA/LLCs with checkbook control, precious metals, notes, startups and small businesses, and Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency. It functions as a regulated trust company overseen by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, maintaining capital requirements, annual third-party audits, and regular examinations by banking regulators, with financial institution insurance and bonding in place. The business was founded by tax attorneys Mat Sorensen and Mark J. Kohler, who are identified as authorities in the field of self-directed retirement planning. The firm employs between 51 and 200 people and maintains a website at directedira.com.