You probably heard one of those Noble Gold Investments commercials on radio or TV and are wondering if this company is a good place to buy precious metals? This review is for you. Noble is a popular name especially when…
2026 Survey Results • Gold IRA Guide We surveyed 2,000 U.S. adults ages 35–64 to understand what is driving (and holding back) real-world precious metals investing heading into 2026. Note: Findings reflect U.S. adults ages 35–64 (not all Americans). Percentages…
Founded in 2012, Augusta Precious Metals is known for a “high-touch” onboarding process and a relatively high minimum purchase requirement (often quoted at $50,000). The company leans heavily into education and transparency, which is a refreshing change in a niche…
The precious metals industry has been home to fraudsters long before the advent of the internet. Only now, they’re more visible. The growth in popularity of gold IRA accounts means that scammers are now actively targeting IRA and 401k owners.…
Gold stocks can be a smart way to get exposure to gold, but they are not the same thing as owning physical bullion. With miners, your returns depend on gold prices and business fundamentals like costs, reserves, management decisions, jurisdiction…
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Updated & Edited: December 2025 Gold has long been recognized as a valuable and sought-after precious metal, and it still gets a lot of attention from investors for two simple reasons: it has a long history as a store of…
When you open a gold IRA account account (or any self-directed precious metals IRA), the fun part is picking the metals. The less fun part is figuring out where the metals actually live. Here’s the most important thing to understand up…
Once you decide to invest in gold, the next question gets real fast: where are you actually going to store it? Whether you’re stacking gold bars for investors or sticking with gold coins for investors, you’re balancing three things: Cost:…
Gold has been a store of value for thousands of years, but when you’re shopping for the cheapest way to buy gold, “cheap” needs to mean low total cost + high resale liquidity + low scam risk. You need to…
Important update (2025): Recent U.S. court decisions and IRS guidance have made it clear that so-called “home storage” or “home delivery” Gold IRAs are not a compliant way to hold precious metals inside an IRA. If IRA-owned gold or silver…
UPDATE (December 2025): This post was originally published in 2019, but we decided to give it a refresh to see who was on the right track with their predictions. So far, most of our experts have significantly underestimated gold’s strength,…
After the 2008 financial crisis, regulators uncovered multiple forms of market misconduct across asset classes—everything from benchmark-rate scandals (like LIBOR) to misconduct in commodities and futures markets. In precious metals, the key issue wasn’t “gold and silver are fake,” but…
24k gold (also known as 99.9% gold) is a type of gold that is considered highly pure, meaning that it is made up of only gold and does not contain any other metals or alloys. It is the highest karatage…
Gold is a precious metal with a long history of being used as currency, jewelry, and other decorative items; it’s known as one of the most stable and inflation-proof investments historically. Gold is also an excellent conductor of electricity and…
Company Info and Background Rosland Capital (www.roslandcapital.com) was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The precious metals investment firm offers a myriad of gold, silver, and platinum, products. The company has a selection of some of…
Answering the question “How much is a gold bar worth? ” depends on three factors: All three aspects of the value of a gold bar merit further consideration. We actually developed a calculator that helps you assess your gold bar’s…
Company Info and Background Allegiance Gold (www.allegiancegold.com) focuses on providing customers with gold, silver, palladium, and platinum products that can be held in Precious Metals IRAs, or added to portfolios. It is headquartered in West Hills, California, and was founded…
Nov 2025 Update: this company now has an F rating by the BBB. There are a also quite a few negative reviews from customers who claim they haven’t received their metals despite the company caching their cheques. Thread carefully if…
Over the last couple of years, gold has set new highs and silver has climbed sharply as investors looked for safety, central banks kept buying gold, and industrial demand for silver stayed strong. If you’re deciding how to split between…
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