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Min, fees, storage, buyback [TBD — confirm with partner]
Paid placement
Min, fees, storage, buyback [TBD — confirm with partner]
Paid placement
Paid placement
Min, fees, storage, buyback [TBD — confirm with partner]
Paid placement
Min, fees, storage, buyback [TBD — confirm with partner]
Paid placement
Min, fees, storage, buyback [TBD — confirm with partner]
Paid placements. Order and scores are advertising, not lab tests. American Gold & Silver Group is affiliated with American Hartford Gold (#1). How this chart is ordered
Paid placement = we may be paid if you buy through this link. Related company = affiliated with another listing. Our score = an advertising placement, not a lab test.
This is not an independent ranking. The numerals and stars on this chart are advertising placements, not lab tests, mystery shops, or a performance track record. Every company on this page is a paid advertising partner. The order is the live order of partners we send traffic to. It reflects commercial relationships and advertised offers.
Two listings can belong to related businesses. American Gold & Silver Group is affiliated with American Hartford Gold. We show both because both are paid placements, not because they are two unrelated firms we judged separately. Treat #1 and #3 as related offers, not as two independent "votes" for quality.
We may earn a commission if you click through and buy. That commission can affect which partners appear and in which order. Always verify fees, minimums, eligible products, and rollover steps with the company and a tax professional.
A gold IRA is a self-directed individual retirement account that can hold IRS-eligible gold, silver, platinum, or palladium. It is still an IRA. Contribution limits, early-withdrawal rules, and required minimum distributions still apply.
Three roles show up in a typical setup. A dealer sells the coins or bars. An IRS-approved custodian administers the IRA and titles the metal in the account. An approved depository stores it. You generally cannot keep IRA metal in a home safe and still treat it as an IRA asset. Home storage pitches are a red flag. Get custody and storage in writing.
Not every coin or bar qualifies. Eligibility usually depends on metal type, fineness, and whether the product is permitted (many people use American Gold Eagles; collectible pieces often do not qualify). A dealer saying a product is "IRA-eligible" is not an IRS endorsement of that dealer. Confirm the list with the custodian and a tax professional.
Rollovers from a 401(k) or another IRA are usually done trustee to trustee so you do not take a taxable distribution. Timing depends on the old plan and the new custodian. Do not cash out "to make it simple."
Costs are real. Dealers earn a spread or markup. Custodians charge account fees. Depositories charge storage. A buyback, if offered, is a bid, not a promise of spot price. Precious metals can fall in price. They are not FDIC-insured. They do not automatically protect a retirement account against inflation or a crash.
Plan on more than one bill. The dealer makes money on the spread or markup when you buy (and often when you sell). The IRA custodian charges setup and annual account fees. The depository charges storage. Some firms bundle or waive a piece of this for a time. Some do not. We do not publish fee numbers until a partner confirms them. Ask for a written fee schedule, including storage, before you roll money. [TBD — confirm with partner] on each card is waiting for those facts.
It depends on the institution you are leaving, the new custodian, and whether the transfer is direct (trustee to trustee) or indirect. Direct is the usual path if you want to avoid a taxable distribution. Some rollovers finish in a couple of weeks. Others stall on paperwork, signatures, or employer-plan rules. No dealer controls the old plan's timeline. Get the steps in writing. This is not a promise of any number of days.
The IRS allows certain gold, silver, platinum, and palladium that meet fineness and product rules. Widely used examples include American Gold and Silver Eagles and some bars that meet purity thresholds. Many collectible coins do not qualify. Rules can change. "IRA-eligible" on a sales page is not the same as the IRS endorsing the company. Confirm the actual product and the custodian's accepted list. See IRS guidance on collectibles and precious metals in IRAs, and talk to a tax professional.
Many dealers say they will buy back metal they sold you. That is a commercial offer, not a put option and not a guaranteed price. The bid may sit below spot. It may change. Liquidity in a hurry is not the same as a listed stock. Ask how buybacks work, who prices them, and whether IRA metal must go through the custodian. Until we have a sourced policy, buyback cells stay [TBD — confirm with partner].
No. Compare Gold Investments is a comparison site published by Maui Media. We do not sell gold, silver, or coins. We do not open IRAs. We do not hold your metal. The companies on this chart do that work. If you click a link and buy, we may earn a commission. Read the advertising disclosure.
This website is an advertisement. The companies above pay to be here, or we may earn a commission if you buy through our links, or both. The order is a paid-partner order. The numerals and stars are advertising placements, not lab tests. American Gold & Silver Group is affiliated with American Hartford Gold; those two listings are related. Maui Media / Compare Gold Investments is not a precious-metals dealer, IRA custodian, or tax advisor. We do not guarantee that a gold IRA is suitable for you, that metals will rise, or that you will get any tax result. U.S. residents only.