{"id":180952,"date":"2025-02-10T16:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/?page_id=180952"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T00:12:04","slug":"free-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/free-courses","title":{"rendered":"Free Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-blue-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-157e2e6774a48e833b27775d7fe5fd35\"><strong>Free Courses<\/strong> from Equity Trust Company <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level up with comprehensive on-demand courses about self-directed IRA investing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETC_Starter_Pack_390x204.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180953 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETC_Starter_Pack_390x204.png 390w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETC_Starter_Pack_390x204-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-blue-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a5df0c63dc59238c5910aba3b681b3a8\"><strong>The Ultimate Self-Directed IRA Starter Pack<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Shrink the learning curve to quickly grasp this powerful concept and apply it to your own investing. 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