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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)

Gold IRA Investment



Many investors today wisely want to diversify their portfolios and making a gold IRA investment is one of the safest ways to do so. Gold bullion and silver bullion were approved for addition to IRAs in 1997. Prior to 1997, the only forms of physical gold or silver approved for IRAs were American Gold Eagle coins and Silver Eagle coins. Investors who prefer silver in their IRAs found this change to be especially beneficial because they now can choose silver bars, which carry much smaller premiums than Silver Eagle coins. Additionally, the change allowed platinum and palladium to be invested in IRAs.


American Gold Eagle coinsare the only gold coins specifically approved for a gold IRA investment. To be eligible as a gold IRA investment, other gold coins must be at least .995 fine (99.5% pure) and be legal tender coins. Offered in .10oz, .25 oz, .50 oz, and 1 oz denominations, American Gold Eagle coins must contain the stated amount of actual gold weight in troy ounces. By law, the gold must come from American sources and be formed into an alloy with silver and copper to produce a more durable coin. The actual percentage of gold is 91.67% or 22 karat. It is authorized by the United States Congress and is backed by the United States Mint for weight and content.


Because bars of gold bullion sell at smaller premiums (for less) than gold coins, they are ideal for a gold IRA investment. The most common gold bullion barsare the1-oz bars, the 10-oz bars and kilo bars. Although the regulations that govern IRAs call for a minimum purity of only 99.5% for gold investment, most gold bullion bars are 99.99% pure. Investors with large IRAs should consider the ten-ounce and the kilo bars (32.15 ounces) because the larger bars carry smaller markups over spot (the rate at which an investment can be bought or sold). As a rule, the heavier the bar, the smaller the markup is.


The South African Krugerrand, at 91.67% pure, is not a legal instrument for a gold IRA investment. The Krugerrand's actual weight is 1.0909 troy ounces. It is minted from gold alloy that is 91.67% pure (22 karats), so the coin contains one troy ounce of gold. The remaining 8.33% of the coin's weight is copper, an alloy known historically as crown gold which has long been used for English gold sovereigns and is also the alloy of the American Gold Eagle coins. Copper alloy coins are harder and more durable, so they can resist scratches and dents.


The gold coin is a good way to secure your investment.For a gold IRA investment to be valid, it must consist of gold that is 99.5% pure. The American Gold Eagle coin is the only US coin that is and the only coin eligible as a gold IRA investment. United GoldDirect can help you determine if these American Gold Eagle Coins are the right fit for you.