IRA / 401(k)
2025 Precious Metals
IRA Guide
Preserve Gold is your dependable guide through the precious metals investing process. Get Started
Preserve Gold is your dependable guide through the precious metals investing process. Get Started
Learn how a Gold IRA can help you diversify your investment portfolio, build an enduring financial legacy, and reap tax benefits.
A self-directed IRA (SDIRA) for precious metals combines the tax advantages of a conventional IRA with the flexibility, stability, and liquidity of a physical gold investment. We work with professional, IRS-compliant custodians and high-grade storage facilities for your peace of mind.
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Our vetted custodians offer top-quality service, vast experience in the precious metals investment industry, and full compliance with IRS guidelines. Your gold bullion will ship to one of our secure depositories across the U.S. and enter storage under the highest level of protection. We work with these leading precious metals storage facilities.
Shiner, TX
Wilmington, DE or Boulder City, NV
Dallas, TX or New Castle, DE
Opening a Precious Metals IRA with Preserve Gold is fast and convenient. Reach out to us and set up your Gold IRA in three easy steps:
Speak with a precious metals expert to determine if a Gold IRA is the best option for your goals. We offer a free consultation where you can ask questions and learn about the benefits of precious metals ownership within your retirement account.
You can fund your Gold IRA with a direct contribution or by rolling over an existing IRA, 401(k), or other retirement account. Our team handles the entire process — from paperwork and custodian coordination to fund transfers and helping you choose metals that align with your goals.
Browse our extensive product catalog for a selection of IRA-eligible coins, bars, and rounds. Your specialist will help you select the products that best fit your needs and choose an approved depository to securely store your metals.
From the moment you contact us until you finish setting up your Gold IRA, we’re here to provide all the information you need to make smart investment decisions.
We’re always ready to give our professional insight about gold holdings and investing in physical gold. If you need to sell some of your precious metals, we offer a buyback commitment and will repurchase them at the highest price available on the market without fees.
A self-directed Gold IRA allows you to invest in physical gold (not gold stocks or ETFs) and tap into the tax benefits of a conventional IRA.
These advantages come with some restrictions, including the following:
Otherwise, distributions from Gold IRAs follow the same rules as other IRAs:
Precious Metal IRAs have become popular in the U.S. because they offer investors many benefits.
Both traditional and Roth Gold IRAs are eligible for major tax advantages. With a traditional Gold IRA, you make tax-deductible contributions, and growth on your investment is tax-deferred. However, any withdrawals upon retirement are subject to taxation.
With a Roth Gold IRA, contributions aren't part of your taxable income, but qualifying distributions are tax-free.
While physical gold doesn't generate earnings like stocks or bonds, it's a highly stable asset that has retained its value for millennia. In times of economic peaks and dips, many investors choose to channel some of their wealth into gold as a tangible, universally desirable store of value.
Inflation erodes the dollar's purchasing power. Gold isn't vulnerable to inflation since it's a valuable physical asset with a limited supply (unlike paper money, which the government can keep printing until it becomes worthless).
A Gold IRA is a self-directed IRA, which means you retain control over buying and selling your holdings.
Counterparty risk indicates the probability that the other party in an investment will not fulfill their obligations. Gold has no counterparty risk; you directly hold the asset, and its value and liquidity do not depend on another person to hold up their end of the deal.
A self-directed IRA (SDIRA) allows you to invest in alternative assets, like gold bullion, and gives you a higher level of control over investments than a conventional IRA.
Yes, you can roll over your existing Roth IRA to a Roth Gold IRA.
Yes, your Gold IRA can hold any IRS-approved precious metals, including silver, platinum, and palladium.
Yes, a direct rollover — that is, transferring the funds directly from an existing IRA or 401(k) — is always tax and penalty-free.
Typically, a rollover takes anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks.
No. You must keep your Gold IRA holdings in an approved depository, supervised by an independent custodian.
No. This falls under the definition of self-dealing, which the IRS prohibits. However, you can sell your gold and use the funds to purchase IRA-approved bullion for your Gold IRA.
Yes. You can transfer an existing 401(k) into a Gold IRA.
In today’s uncertain and ever-evolving economy, more and more Americans are turning to gold. Physical gold, along with other precious metals, is historically stable and can create a level of protection against currency devaluation, market downturns, and other unpredictable economic events.
At Preserve Gold, we help investors diversify their portfolios with high-purity, IRS-compliant precious metal products. Contact us today to open a Gold IRA.
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Disclaimer: This site is general in nature and not tailored to the specific goals of any individual. All investments carry risk. Some of those risks associated with precious metals include the following. Prices may rise or fall, which means that the value of your metals may go up or down and you may sell for more or less than you paid. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Preserve Gold cannot guarantee or promise future market movement, prices, or profits. Even though Preserve Gold and its representatives are precious metals specialists, we are not licensed financial advisors and do not give financial advice. Additionally, Preserve Gold cannot provide tax or legal advice and will not advise to the tax or legal consequences of buying precious metals or opening a precious metals IRA. Individuals should consult with their legal, investment, or tax professionals for such services.
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