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Independent, practical guides for product selection, premiums, storage, verification, dealer due diligence, resale, scams, and retirement accounts.
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Buying physical gold and silver: a decision-first guide
A practical framework for choosing products, comparing premiums, verifying sellers, planning storage, and understanding resale.
Open resource Bullion buyer centerGold and silver coins versus bars
Compare sovereign coins, private rounds, and bars across premium, divisibility, verification, storage, and resale.
Open resource Bullion buyer centerSpot price, dealer premiums, and the price you actually pay
Understand spot, fabrication, wholesale premiums, retail markups, payment fees, shipping, tax, and dealer spreads.
Open resource Custody basicsAllocated versus unallocated gold
Compare direct title to identified metal with a provider claim, including custody, counterparty, fees, liquidity, and audit questions.
Open resource Custody basicsStoring gold at home: a risk checklist
Plan discretion, access, fire and water protection, insurance, documentation, and inheritance before storing bullion at home.
Open resource Bullion buyer centerHow to verify bullion weight and purity
Use published specifications, dimensions, density, magnet response, provenance, and professional testing as layered checks.
Open resource Printable checklistQuestions to ask a bullion dealer before paying
A practical due-diligence checklist covering delivered price, buyback, shipment, insurance, authenticity, complaints, and conflicts.
Open resource Investor protectionBullion scam and high-pressure sales red flags
Recognize below-market bait, secrecy, urgency, leverage, collectible markups, storage ambiguity, and resistance to independent verification.
Open resource Bullion buyer centerSelling bullion: bids, spreads, settlement, and records
Plan how to compare bids, prove authenticity, ship securely, settle payment, and calculate the full round-trip spread.
Open resource Retirement-account overviewGold IRA rules: questions before moving retirement money
An educational checklist for custodians, permitted assets, storage, prohibited transactions, fees, distributions, and sales claims.
Open resource Positioning guideHow to read gold COT reports without overreading them
Understand CFTC report dates, trader categories, longs, shorts, spreading, open interest, and the limits of futures-position data.
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