Description
Nate Gee hosts Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of Alto, a self-directed IRA custodian that facilitates individuals’ tax-advantaged investments in alternative asset classes. With the goal of “alternatives for all,” Alto aims to be the world’s premier alternative assets marketplace.
In this episode, they discuss:
- Eric’s career journey and how Alto came about
- Why alternative investments as a means of diversification, and why now
- Alto’s growth in a space of increasing competition
- Alto’s capabilities with crypto
- Expanding access to alternatives
- Eric’s advice and insights from years as a founder, operator, and investor
- And much more!
About Alto
As a self-directed IRA custodian, Alto launched its original Alto IRA platform in 2018 to simplify the process for individuals to diversify their retirement investments beyond stocks and bonds into a range of assets from private equity and credit to real estate, art, and wine. Supplementary to its original platform, Alto launched its CryptoIRA in 2020 to facilitate tax-advantaged crypto trading.
About Eric Satz
Before founding Alto, Eric worked as an investment banker, serial entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Among his prior ventures, he co-founded Currenex, which was acquired by State Street for $564M. Eric graduated from Amherst College and currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
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