This video looks at how a self-directed Gold IRA lets investors hold physical gold inside a retirement account. Under IRC Section 408(m), gold held in an IRA must meet a minimum 99.5% purity standard and be kept with an IRS-approved custodian rather than at home. As with any IRA, the account can be structured as Traditional (tax-deferred) or Roth (after-tax), and the same contribution and required-distribution rules apply as they would to a standard IRA.

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