IRAComparisonGuide’s basics rundown puts more weight on costs than most explainer videos do: a Gold IRA typically carries a one-time setup fee, an annual custodian fee, storage fees at the depository, and the buy-sell spread on the metal itself – on top of the usual IRS rules (IRC Section 408(m) purity, an approved custodian, no home storage). Those fees vary meaningfully between companies, which is the actual homework behind any ‘basics’ guide like this one.

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