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    • Steve Forbes "A return to the gold standard by the United States within the next five years now seems likely, because that move would help the nation..." Human Events: "Forbes Predicts U.S. Gold Standard Within 5 Years" (5/11/2011)
    • John Embry - $100.00 (no period cited) "We haven't even really seen money start to significantly flow into hard assets... it's going to have an outsized impact on the price [of silver and gold.]... King World News (July 2011)
    • Doug Casey - $5,000 (by end of 2013) "Gold could hit $5,000 an ounce in the next couple of years, as paper currencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan drop in value..." Mineweb (03/2011)
    • Tom Fitzpatrick - $100.00 (no period cited) "While the high so far this year was at the same level as the peak in January 1980, we are not convinced that the long-term trend is over yet." Bloomberg (July 2011)
    • Hal Lehr - $2,000 (in 2011) "Gold, which reached a record on May 2, may surge a further 30 percent by [2012] as investors seek to protect themselves from 'economic uncertainty'..." Bloomberg (5/2011)
    • Peter Krauth - $250 (no period cited) "...silver prices could reach as high as $250 per ounce before the silver bull finally stops running." Commodity Online (May 2011)
    • Robert McEwen - $5,000 (by end of 2015) "Gold is a favored asset relative to equities and other assets. In times of financial stress, you have people going towards precious metals and hard assets..." CNBC (4/2011)
    • Dr. Stephen Leeb - $200 (by August 2013) "My guess is that 24 months from now, that silver coin you are holding that you bought for $35 or $40, you are going to see a $200 tag on it." King World News (August 2011)
    • John Paulson - $4,000 (in 3-5 years) "Gold prices could go as high as $4,000 an ounce over the next three to five years, as the U.S. and U.K. flood the money supply." Wall Street Journal (5/2011)
    • David Morgan - $75 (no period cited) "The next leg up [for silver] could take out the $50/oz. level after a few tries and then not look back until establishing a new nominal level of $65/oz. - $75/oz. Silver demand is growing for both industry and as an investment." The Gold Report (August 2011)
    • Jim Sinclair - $5,000 "Looking for a major upturn in gold as soon as June and targeting $5,000 as a longer term objective." Mineweb (5/2011)
    • Charles Oliver - $50 to $100 (next few years) "...the long-term story for precious metals is still very firmly intact." Reuters (May 2011)
    • Christopher Wyke - $2,000 (by 2012) "Gold has been going up for the past ten years, but we think gold is going to continue to rally over at least next five years..." Professional Advisor (3/2011)
    • Louise Yamada - $2,000 (in next year) "Gold looks fine as it is moving to a new high. Gold remains in a structural bull market that was initiated in 2002." King World News (3/2011)
    • Peter Krauth - $86.75 "An important metric to understand and watch is the silver-to-gold ratio. It tells you how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold..." Silver Price Forecast" (12/2/2010)
    • Mac Slavo - $50.00 "Based on just the supply/demand equations, the price of silver should continue to rise and approach its historical silver-to-gold ratio..." Silver Will Be Worth More Than Gold" (12/31/2010)

How To Buy a Gold IRA



Buying a gold IRA is much like opening a traditional or Roth IRA in that you place an order and transfer money for the purchase of a commodity and its ownership transfers to you. There is inherent risk involved with a gold IRA, as there is with any investment, but the fact that the investment is in a physical asset with high, and rising, value reduces the risk to the buyer.


Real Estate has long been seen as a viable investment, but its value is more volatile and subject to government dictate than that of gold. Publicly traded stocks are the basis of many trading floors and the investment industry as a whole depends on them, but their value fluctuates with the faith of the public in the company who owns and is selling the stock. Gold, silver, and other precious metals are growing in popularity as “safe” investments to add to your portfolio.


In making any investment, it is wise to seek the counsel of a professional, a financial advisor, or one who is well versed in the market and how it works. Diversifying your portfolio to include stocks, bonds, and physical assets is a good way to insure against a great deal of loss overall. A financial planner or advisor can help you weigh your level of tolerable risk with the right investments. Letting them know that you want to include gold in your investments will give them a good idea of the direction you are headed.


Gold can be purchased much the same way as the other pieces of your portfolio, but in place of a stock certificate, or bond, you would receive physical gold coin or bullion, depending on what you purchased. Call the broker or dealer of gold that you select, like United Gold Direct. They will help you select the precious metals, whether gold bullion or coins, or another metal, and assist you in the procedure to fund your account. Then the gold will be “yours”. One option is to have the physical gold transferred to a security center like the one at United Gold Direct and held for you there as part of your gold IRA. Otherwise, the gold can be delivered to you for storage as you see fit. United Gold Direct does recommend storing your gold in a secure location, either in a bank’s Safe Deposit box, or in a safe at home, just for security, the same way you would care for a stock certificate.


Diversification and balance of investments over time is the healthiest way to grow your wealth. The experts at United Gold Direct can assist you in making a decision as to the percentage of gold and other precious metals to include in your IRA.