Protect
your IRA with Precious Metals
Making physical precious metals part of your IRA is a
great way to diversify and protect your retirement
portfolio. Precious metals are recession-proof
investments that are historically proven hedges against
negative economic conditions like inflation, war,
housing bubbles and taxation. Safeguard your IRA and
your golden years with tangible precious metals bullion
and receive the long-term value of mankind's ultimate
standard of wealth.
How
does it work?
You will be adding physical precious metals to your
retirement portfolio. This is great news for anyone
who's looking to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with
tangible ownership of gold, silver, platinum or
palladium. The steps to set-up your precious metals IRA
are easy:
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Set
up a precious metals IRA account with a custodian:
Blue Crown Financial deals with Goldstar Trust
Company, a distinguished precious metals IRA
specialist.
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Name
Blue Crown Financial as the bullion dealer or
representative for the new account and then fund the
account via a direct contribution or roll-over funds
from other existing accounts.
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After
receiving notification from Goldstar Trust. that the
account is active, contact Blue Crown Financial and
lock in a price for the bullion product you want.
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Blue
Crown Financial then ships the physical metal to
Goldstar Trust. for receipt into their depository.
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Goldstar
Trust. pays Blue Crown Financial with funds from
your account and then credits your account with your
newly purchased precious metal.
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Goldstar
Trust. holds the exact precious metals you purchased
at an internationally recognized precious metals
depository.
Contact
Us today for more information on an IRA account
Traditional,
Roth, SEP, Simple, and Self-Directed IRAs
Gold bullion and silver bullion were approved for IRAs
in 1997. Previously, the only forms of physical gold or
silver approved for IRAs were American Gold Eagle coins
and Silver Eagle coins.
This
change was especially beneficial to IRA investors who
prefer silver because they now can select silver bars,
which carry much smaller premiums than Silver Eagle
coins. The change also permitted the inclusion of
platinum and palladium in IRAs.
Gold
Coins specifically approved for IRAs
American Gold Eagle coins are the gold coins
specifically approved for IRAs. Aside from gold American
Eagles, eligible gold bullion includes legal tender gold
coins with at least a .995-fineness such as: gold Maple
Leafs and gold Philharmonics. Some popular gold bullion
coins, such as Krugerrands and some older U.S. gold
coins are not eligible because they fall below the
required purity standard.
Gold
Bullion Bars Ideal for IRAs
Because gold bullion bars sell at smaller premiums than
gold coins, they are ideal for IRAs. The most common
gold bullion bars are the 1-oz bars, the 10-oz bars and
kilo bars (32.15 ounces) Although the regulations that
govern IRAs call for a minimum purity of only 99.5%,
most gold bullion bars are 99.99% pure, what the
industry calls "four 9s gold".
Silver
Eagles approved for IRAs
One-ounce American Silver Eagles are the only silver
coins specifically approved for IRAs. However, Silver
Eagles carry high premiums. The problem with high
premium forms of silver and gold is that premiums
sometimes shrink, even disappear, in rising markets. For
investors who prefer silver in their IRAs, silver bars
offer more metal for the money because of their low
premiums.
Backdated
Silver Eagles for IRAs
Sometimes backdated Silver Eagles are available at
prices considerably less that new Silver Eagles.
Investors who prefer Silver Eagles should ask about
backdated Silver Eagles before putting current year
Silver Eagles in their IRAs.
Silver
Bullion Bars for Self-Directed IRAs
Because of the high premiums on 1-oz American Silver
Eagle coins, either 1,000-oz silver bars or 100-oz
silver bars for investors who prefer silver. Pre-1965 US
90% silver coins are not eligible for IRAs.
Platinum
and Palladium for IRAs
Another significant change in 1997 was the inclusion of
platinum and palladium, two precious metals which have
become popular investments over the last few years.
Although
this change offers IRA investors the opportunity to
diversify their investments into other precious metals,
IRA account holders should do serious research before
choosing platinum or palladium for IRA investments. Gold
and silver are monetary metals, while platinum and
palladium are industrial metals.
Email
or call us today (1.562-912-2404)
to learn more about our IRA investing
opportunities.
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