Gold and silver have both seen meaningful price appreciation in recent years, and the drivers are identifiable rather than mysterious: persistent inflation above the Federal Reserve's 2% target in several recent years, central bank gold buying (the World Gold Council has tracked record or...
"The smartest investors always include gold" is a sales framing, not a verifiable fact — there is no universal rule that any category of investor "always" holds gold, and plenty of highly successful long-term investors (Warren Buffett among the most vocal) have publicly avoided it for...
Claims that the banking system is being "replaced" typically point to real underlying trends - the growth of digital payments, fintech competition, and discussion of central bank digital currencies - but stretch them into a dramatic, imminent collapse narrative that isn't supported by regulatory...
A Gold IRA isn't a separate retirement account category from a "regular" IRA in the eyes of the IRS — it's a self-directed traditional or Roth IRA that happens to hold physical precious metals instead of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. The contribution limits are identical: for 2026, that's...
The IRS rules for holding precious metals in an IRA are specific and worth knowing before buying anything. Under IRC Section 408(m), gold must be at least .995 fine, silver at least .999 fine, and platinum/palladium at least .9995 fine to qualify - with a narrow exception for American Gold Eagle...
