About PickGoldIRA

The gold IRA industry has a trust problem. It sells a legitimate product — IRS-sanctioned retirement accounts holding physical metals — through some of the most aggressive marketing in personal finance: fear-based pitches, celebrity endorsements, "free silver" hooks and premium-coin upsells that quietly cost buyers thousands.

PickGoldIRA exists to cut through that. We are a research team that compares the major providers on the things that actually determine your outcome — total costs including the dealer spread, storage and custodian arrangements, trust records, and how a company treats customers after the sale. Every company is scored with the same published rubric, and our reviews say plainly who each provider is and isn't right for.

We are supported by referral fees from some featured companies, which is disclosed on every page and explained in detail in our advertising disclosure. Compensation never changes a score — the methodology page explains how that separation works.

One thing we are not: financial advisors. Nothing here is personalized investment, tax or legal advice. Whether precious metals belong in your retirement plan — and how much — depends on your situation, and that call deserves a licensed professional.

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