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Wondering which silver bullion coins are worth buying? Our specialists break down the top options, what to look for, and how to get started today.

The Dollar Has Lost Over 96% of Its Purchasing Power Since 1913 That number stops people when I say it on calls. A dollar in 1913, the year the Federal Reserve was established, had the purchasing power of roughly $30 today. The erosion didn’t happen overnight. It happened gradually, through wars, spending cycles, monetary policy […]

Most People Don’t Know Platinum Can Go in an IRA When people hear “Precious Metals IRA,” gold is the first thing that comes to mind. Gold is what gets advertised, what gets written about, and what most specialists default to in the first conversation. Platinum barely gets a mention. That’s a missed opportunity for a […]

Nobody Tells You How Simple It Can Be Most people’s first call to a precious metals company goes something like this: they’ve been thinking about buying gold for a while, maybe years. They finally pick up the phone expecting a confusing process full of jargon and pressure. Instead, they spend 20 minutes talking to a […]

Timing the Silver Market Is Harder Than It Looks I’ve had hundreds of conversations with people who held off buying silver for months, sometimes years, because they were waiting for the “perfect” moment. They watched prices dip, hesitated, and then watched them climb again. Most of them will tell you the same thing now: waiting […]

Everyone Wants to Buy at the Bottom. Almost Nobody Does. It is one of the most common things we hear: “I want to buy gold, but I am waiting for the price to come down a little.” We understand the instinct. It feels financially responsible to wait for a dip. But here is what three […]

The Box Under the Bed Is Not a Storage Strategy I have heard this more times than I can count. A client buys their first batch of silver rounds, the package arrives, and they slide the whole thing under the mattress or into a shoebox in the closet. It feels secure in the moment. It […]

Nobody Talks About Platinum. That Is Exactly Why You Should. When most people think about precious metals investing, they think gold first, maybe silver second. Platinum barely registers. And yet, in our 30-plus years of combined experience helping Americans protect and grow their wealth, platinum is one of the most underappreciated assets we discuss. Is […]

How to Roll Over Your 401k to a Gold IRA Without Losing a Dollar The Call We Get More Than Any Other Somewhere around age 55, a lot of people start doing the math on their 401k and feel uneasy. The balance looks fine on paper. But the whole thing is sitting in mutual funds […]

Silver IRA Rollover from a 401k: What You Need to Know Before You Start If you’ve spent years building up a 401(k) and you’re wondering whether you can move some of it into physical silver, the answer is yes. A silver IRA rollover from a 401(k) is a legitimate, IRS-recognized strategy that lets you convert […]