As we mentioned last week a precious metals IRA or gold IRA can be a great alternative to the typical investments in a retirement account. Through a precious metals IRA or gold IRA which is more commonly reffered to as a self directed IRA you can invest your IRA into alternative investments that many don't […]
Category: Gold IRA
Don’t Be Fooled By Storing Your IRA Metals Offshore
We routinely get asked about storing metals for your IRA offshore. Our position is no, we store them here in the U.S. under our direct control. We have a number of clients that report that other IRA administrators and metals vendors peddle a service whereby you can store your metals in Canada or Switzerland. This […]
Gold IRA Investing – Gold and Silver In Your Retirement Account
Do you know what your plan is for retirement? Have you started planning and saving for it? Do you even know how much money you are going to want or need by the time you actually retire? If you do have a retirement account set up and are saving for it do you know what […]
Benefits of a Gold-Backed IRA
Investing in physical gold and silver inside of a Self Directed IRA is a great way to diversify your retirement portfolio. Most IRA brokerage companies allow you to invest in ETF (paper that says you own gold) but few IRA custodians allow you to invest in the physical metals. Many people have concerns about ETF’s. […]
Is a Gold Backed IRA Right for You?
An IRA is a great retirement account for anyone looking to grow their retirement nest egg over the span of your career. It makes saving even more advantageous because of the tax advantages that come with an IRA. There are different types of IRAs including: Traditional, Roth, SEP, and Simple accounts. Each one of these […]
Why You Should Invest in Gold
I have been watching gold and silver for the past 5 years since clients started using their IRA funds to invest in precious metals. When I started gold was trading for around 1000 spot and silver was trading around $10.00. Over the past 5 years gold has gone as high as 1889 and silver as […]
Why Invest In Gold?
There are plenty of reasons why gold and other precious metals are a great investment. Because Gold is a great way to diversify your investments having gold in your retirement account is a very popular choice. Why not diversify your retirement investments with a self directed IRA? Being able to invest in other non-traditional investments […]
FAQ About Precious Metals IRAs Including Gold & Silver IRAs
One common investment into a self-directed IRA is precious metals. Many people like having a gold backed IRA because they own real gold. It doesn’t matter if you decide to have a gold IRA, silver IRA or other precious metals IRA you will own the real precious metal that you add to your IRA. If […]
What We See For Self Directed IRAs in 2013
No one has a crystal ball and no one is 100% accurate in trying to predict the US economy. However, as wrong as people may be at a detailed level, its not too hard to see larger, more macro trends with some good level of predictability and accuracy. As such, we are seeing 2013 as […]
How Quickly Our Perception Of Paper Currency Can Change
Recently my bank started issuing $50 and $100 bills from the ATM machine. Every time I go to a store or restaurant to spend one these crisp bills, the clerk or the waiter either holds the bills up and scrutinize them like they are analyzing a diamond, or they call over a manager who is […]
Holding Gold Is Better Than Paper – Self Directed IRA Update
There is another, pronounced trend taking place in the metals markets. There appears to be a significant shift to holding physical gold. As evidence of this trend, we refer you to the chart below which shows the yearly net change in demand for physical gold versus the amount of demand for holding paper gold via […]
Q3-2012 Precious Metals Self Directed IRA Update
The World Gold Council just released their Q3-2012 Gold update. We thought that we would review some of the highlights. Q3 Summary Gold (US$/oz) returned 11.1% in the third quarter as investors responded to further central bank measures aimed at stimulating the economy. Volatility decreased during the period, with gold prices experiencing little movement in […]