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So what did you end up doing? I actually moved mine from Pensco to Guidant a few months ago because Pensco still wanted a lot of custodial control (i.e. approval of each individual investment) whereas Guidant set me up with an LLC and a new custodian which gives me "checkbook" control. As yo mentioned, it is more expensive to set up (I think it was around $2500). But the annual fee is nominal ($150ish).I've contacted PENSCO and Guidant. Guidant, though, transfer fees are higher initially, over the long term they would be the more cost effective self-directed IRA. Do your due dilligence and see what company works out best for you.