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How to Invest in Gold (2026): 7 Ways Compared, From Bullion to ETFs

by Wesley Crowder | Oct 14, 2026 | Precious Metals

The first gold I ever bought was a single one-ounce coin, paid for in cash at a coin shop, and I overpaid by almost 10% because I did not know what a premium over spot was. That was more than twenty years ago. Since then I have owned gold through coins, ETFs, mining...

Birch Gold Group Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Complaints

by Sarah Bauder | Oct 14, 2026 | Precious Metals

Birch Gold Review Birch Gold Review - bySarah Bauder, April 1, 2011 4/ 5stars on Birch Gold ReviewPhone : (800) 355-2116URL : https://www.birchgold.com/Global RatingOur Global Rating (GR) is Math-Based. (Learn how it works)(4/5)Very GoodUser Rating(0/5)0 No reviews...

Augusta Precious Metals Review 2026: Fees, Minimum & Ratings

by Sarah Bauder | Oct 14, 2026 | Precious Metals

7 Augusta Precious Metals Review Augusta Precious Metals Review - bySarah Bauder, April 1, 2011 5/ 5stars on Augusta Precious Metals ReviewPhone : (844) 615-4484URL : https://www.augustapreciousmetals.com/Global RatingOur Global Rating (GR) is Math-Based. (Learn how...

Lear Capital (2026 Review): Fees, Lawsuits & Is It Legit?

by Sarah Bauder | Oct 14, 2026 | Precious Metals

Lear Capital is one of the oldest names in precious metals IRAs, and also one of the most litigated. I first reviewed it years ago, when its TV ads were everywhere and its paperwork was full of fine print. Since then it has paid a $6 million settlement to New York,...

Gold IRA Rollover (2026): How to Move a 401(k) or IRA Into Gold

by Sarah Bauder | Oct 14, 2026 | Precious Metals

Most gold IRA rollover mistakes I have seen over the years were not about gold at all. They were about paperwork. One reader asked his old employer to “cash out” his 401(k) so he could buy gold, received a check for 80% of the balance, and found out the...

Beverly Hills Precious Metals Exchange Review (2026): Fees, Products & IRA

by Mohammed Saqib | Oct 13, 2026 | Precious Metals

Beverly Hills Precious Metals Exchange is a consultation-based bullion dealer founded in 2003 by Andrew Sorchini, who has been in the gold and silver industry for over 30 years. The company operates from Beverly Hills, California and has built its client base...

Liberty Coin Service Review (2026): Lansing Dealer, Prices & IRA Options

by Mohammed Saqib | Oct 13, 2026 | Precious Metals

Liberty Coin Service has operated from Lansing, Michigan since 1971. That makes it one of the older dealers in this review series, and by its own description, Michigan’s largest rare coin and precious metals dealer. It carries gold, silver, platinum, palladium,...

Priority Gold Review (2026): Fees, Ratings & My Verdict

by Mohammed Saqib | Oct 6, 2026 | Precious Metals

Founded in 2015, Priority Gold has built a reputation in the precious metals space that most newer dealers can only aspire to. It has earned an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, a AAA designation from the Business Consumer Alliance. It is also endorsed by...

Oxford Gold Group Review (2026): Shutdown, FBI Probe and What Customers Can Do

by Sarah Bauder | Oct 6, 2026 | Precious Metals

⚠ Oxford Gold Group has ceased operations and is under FBI investigation Oxford Gold Group stopped fulfilling orders in 2024, its Beverly Hills office was found abandoned, and the FBI opened an investigation into alleged fraud after customers reported retirement funds...

Monetary Gold Review 2026: Fees, Ratings & Direct Pricing

by Sarah Bauder | Aug 27, 2026 | Precious Metals

Monetary Gold is one of the quieter names in the gold IRA business, and that is exactly why readers keep asking me about it: the pitch is direct-dealer pricing without the celebrity endorsements and giveaway silver the big brands lean on. It has been selling metals...

Annuity Alliance Reviews 2026: Is It Legit? How It Works

by Amine Rahal | Aug 27, 2026 | Precious Metals

Annuity Alliance is one of those sites readers email me about with a simple question: who actually runs this? After twenty years of reviewing annuity sellers I can usually answer that in five minutes; here it took real digging, and that finding shapes this whole...

Madison Trust Company (2026 Review): Fees, Ratings & Who It Fits

by Amine Rahal | Aug 27, 2026 | Precious Metals

Madison Trust is the custodian I hear the fewest complaints about, and in the self-directed IRA business that is saying something. After twenty years of reading custodian horror stories, the pattern I care about most is not marketing polish but whether a...
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