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Precious Metals IRA
Your precious metal IRA’s is self-directed which means you have complete control over how you allocate the funds within your IRA. So when you are ready to sell the gold in your IRA we just push a button and your gold is released back into the market and the cash shows up in a cash account within your IRA itself.
Approved GOLD BARS & COINS:
At present, gold bars with a purity of 24 karat (0.995+ fineness) are allowed into an IRA. They must be hallmarked by a NYMEX- or COMEX-approved refiner/assayer. These bars come in the following sizes: 1 ounce, 10 ounces, kilo (32.15 ounces), 100 ounces, and 400 ounces. Gold coins having a purity of 24 karat (0.9999 fineness) are the only ones allowed in an IRA, with the exception of the 22 karat US Gold Eagle. Readily acceptable for gold IRA’s are the popular bullion coins from America, Australia, Austria and Canada. The South African Krugerrand, being a 22 karat bullion coin, is not allowed.
SILVER:
Regarding silver investments, only silver coins and bars with 0.999+ fineness are allowed. These include the 1 oz. US Silver Eagle, Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, and the Mexican Silver Libertad bullion coins. Investors can purchase 100 oz. silver bars and also 1000 oz. silver bars. Pre-1965 bags of US silver coins (dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars) are not allowed in IRA’s because their alloy contains only 90% silver and thus does not meet the fineness standard.
PLATINUM GROUP METALS:
Platinum and palladium bars and coins of 0.9995+ fineness can also be placed into a precious metals IRA’s. Both the US and Canadian Mints make 1 oz. platinum coins. Other countries, such as Great Britain and Australia, have 1 oz. platinum coins which are not as well known but also qualify. All platinum and palladium bars and coins must be from a NYMEX- or COMEX-approved refiner/assayer. Private companies with well-established hallmarks, such as Johnson Matthey and Englehard, manufactured platinum and palladium bars ranging in size from 1 oz. to 100 oz.
What economic conditions contribute to a safe and profitable gold IRA?
Gold IRA accounts benefit from negative economic, political, environmental, or monetary conditions to a rising gold price. This is the reason gold has always been referred to as the “crisis commodity” and why investors are rolling their 401(k)’s, 403(b)'s and IRA’s into self directed precious metal backed IRA accounts.
In 1997 IRA regulations were changed, now permitting gold bullion and silver bullion for IRAs. Prior to that, only specific bullion coins, Gold American Eagles and Silver American Eagles were acceptable. The 1997 change means IRA investors can now invest in a variety of bullion products, particularly with silver.
Another 1997 change was that American Platinum Eagles were now eligible for IRA investment. This change offers IRA investors further opportunity to diversify.
The regulations specifically approve only one gold coin, the Gold Eagle. Other gold coins are indicated as eligible as IRA investments, but they must be at least 995 fine (99.5% pure) and be legal tender coins. Gold Maple Leafs, Kangaroo Nuggets, Philharmonikers, and the Perth Mint's Lunar Series meet this criteria. Conversely, many gold coins, such as Krugerrands (91.67% pure) and old US gold coins (90% pure), do not meet this criteria. (Check with your advisor for more information.)
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