Yes, with a condition: the SECURE Act of 2019 eliminated the age limit that previously barred Traditional IRA contributions after age 70½. Under current law, there is no maximum age for contributing to a Traditional or Roth IRA - including a self-directed IRA holding gold or silver - as long as...
Rather than taking any single company's marketing at face value, there are concrete steps for vetting a precious metals IRA dealer or custodian. Confirm the custodian is a bank, credit union, or IRS-approved non-bank trustee under IRC Section 408(a)(2) - the IRS requires a qualified third party to...
Inflation's effect on cash is straightforward and well-documented: if prices rise faster than the interest your savings earn, your money buys less over time even though the number in your account stays the same or grows slightly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks this directly through the...
You can hold Bitcoin in a retirement account, but only through a self-directed IRA with a custodian that specifically supports digital assets - a standard IRA or 401(k) brokerage account typically won't allow direct cryptocurrency holdings. The IRS has treated virtual currency as property for...
"The Great Reset" is a real term - it was the title of a 2020 World Economic Forum initiative about post-pandemic economic recovery - but online content using the phrase often stretches it into claims about an imminent currency collapse or engineered financial system overhaul. There is no credible...