[ad_2] This video frames a choice between gold and platinum as the foundation of a portfolio. Platinum tends to be more volatile than gold because more of its demand comes from industrial uses like catalytic converters, while gold trades more as a monetary asset -- both qualify for a self-directed...
[ad_2] This short asks how confident you feel about your retirement. A more useful check than a feeling is the numbers: how much you have saved relative to expected expenses, how diversified it is across account types, and whether any of it -- including precious metals -- meets the IRS rules under...
[ad_2] This short warns that your wealth can legally be taken. Real risks that fit that description include creditor judgments, divorce settlements, and IRS liens. IRAs get some creditor protection under state law, and federal bankruptcy law shields a set dollar amount of IRA assets that the IRS...
[ad_2] This video makes the case for a Gold and Silver IRA. The real requirements: it has to be a self-directed IRA with an IRS-approved custodian and depository, holding only bullion that meets the purity standards in IRC Section 408(m) -- .995 fine for gold and .999 fine for silver -- since...
[ad_2] This video discusses gold and silver as an inflation hedge for couples planning retirement. Gold has generally held its purchasing power over long stretches of high inflation better than cash, though it pays no interest or dividends -- and any of it held inside an IRA must meet IRS purity...