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title: What Are the Advantages of Using Alternative Investments in a STRATA Self-Directed IRA for My Clients?
description: Generally speaking, alternative investments may offer your clients better diversification for their retirement portfolios, as well as potentially higher returns with assets that have less correlation to the overall market.
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# What Are the Advantages of Using Alternative Investments in a STRATA Self-Directed IRA for My Clients?

Generally speaking, alternative investments may offer your clients better diversification for their retirement portfolios, as well as potentially higher returns with assets that have less correlation to the overall market.

 Together with the tax advantages offered by an IRA, a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) with STRATA can be a powerful tool for your clients to diversify their portfolio across asset classes. Take a look at STRATA's [Investor Surveys](https://www.stratatrust.com/search/investor-survey/) to learn more about how individual investors are leveraging alternative assets and the diversification that SDIRAs provide.  

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