Frequently Asked Questions

Gold is one of the oldest ways to diversify your savings. It’s a tangible asset that can’t be printed, it often moves differently from stocks and bonds, and many investors use it as a hedge against inflation. See Why Gold to learn more.

In our experience, one of the most popular is through a retirement account: setting up a Gold IRA or rolling an existing IRA or 401(k) into gold. You can also buy coins and bars outright. See Invest In Gold.

The four major investment metals are gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Gold is the most common. Silver is more affordable per ounce, and platinum and palladium are rarer industrial metals. See Other Precious Metal Investment Options.

A self-directed individual retirement account that holds IRS-approved physical gold, and often silver, platinum or palladium, instead of only stocks, bonds and funds. The metals are stored in your name at an approved depository.

We help you open an account with an approved custodian, fund it, choose your metals and arrange secure storage. See Setting Up a Gold IRA.

Yes. Traditional and Roth IRAs can be moved into a Gold IRA, and done as a direct transfer it doesn’t trigger taxes or penalties. See Gold IRA Rollover.

Yes. 401(k)s from former employers can almost always be rolled over, and some current plans allow it too. See 401(k) Gold Rollover.

You can buy gold inside a Gold IRA or outright as coins and bars delivered to you. We offer American Eagles, Canadian Maple Leafs, Krugerrands and bars from 1 gram to 1 kilogram. See Buy Gold.

Inside a silver IRA, or outright as coins, rounds and bars. See Buy Silver and silver IRAs.

We offer the American Platinum Eagle, the Canadian Palladium Maple Leaf, and platinum and palladium bars and rounds. See Buy Precious Metals.

Platinum is a rare metal used in high-end jewelry, vehicle catalytic converters, electronics and medical devices such as pacemakers. It’s also traded as a bullion investment and can be held in an IRA. See Buy Platinum.

Palladium is a rare metal used mostly in catalytic converters, as well as electronics, dentistry and jewelry. It can be bought as coins and bars or held in an IRA. See Buy Palladium.

On our Gold Prices page, and in the live ticker at the top of every page.

Gold was fixed at $35 an ounce until 1971. Since then it has had rallies and pullbacks, but the long-term trend has been strongly upward as the dollar’s purchasing power has fallen. See Gold Prices.