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What Are the IRS Rules for a Precious Metals IRA in 2026?

What Are the IRS Rules for a Precious Metals IRA in 2026?

Two tests decide whether a retirement account can hold bullion, and the industry quotes only one of them. The purity figures everyone cites are not in the tax code. The condition that is there cost one couple $411,000 when they kept eligible coins in a home safe....
Split image of two matching bank vault doors — one open revealing stacked gold bars inside, the other closed — illustrating why some retirement accounts can hold gold in your 401k and others still can't

Why Your Pension Can Own Gold and Your 401(k) Still Can’t

Pension funds have owned gold for decades. 401(k) plans almost never do, and it isn't because gold is a bad idea. A new federal rule is trying to close that gap. Here's what it changes, and what it doesn't....
Ten Percent Sent Gold Abroad. Nine Percent Brought It Home.

Ten Percent Sent Gold Abroad. Nine Percent Brought It Home.

The financial press says central banks are bringing their gold home. The World Gold Council asked 76 of them, and the numbers run the other way: more spread gold into additional foreign jurisdictions last year than repatriated it. What that says about custody, and about how you hold your own metal....
Four-quadrant flat lay of gold coins, a bond certificate, cash, and a bronze bull statue on a wooden desk, representing the permanent portfolio gold allocation strategy's four equal asset classes

What Is the Permanent Portfolio? Harry Browne’s 25% Gold Allocation Explained

Most advisors cap gold at 5–15% of a portfolio. Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio puts it at a full 25%. This piece unpacks why he drew the line there, how the strategy held up in 2008, the 1970s, and 2022, and what the honest case against it looks like....
Australian Gold Kangaroo coin standing on edge against an open legal volume, representing Perth Mint's statutory guarantee

Australian Gold Kangaroo: The Bullion Coin Backed by an Act of Parliament

Perth Mint's flagship bullion coin changes its reverse almost every year, which is the least interesting thing about it. At 99.99% purity with an uncapped mintage, the Australian Gold Kangaroo coin sits behind a guarantee written into Western Australian statute in 1987. Here is what that actually means for what you own....
Macro close-up of a coin's milled reeded edge on dark wood, illustrating what is sound money in physical form

What Is Sound Money? Why the Dollar Lost 87% of Its Value Since 1971

Sound money is money whose supply cannot be expanded by decree, so it holds its purchasing power over time. The principle shaped the 19th-century gold standard. Since that constraint ended in 1971, the dollar has lost roughly 87% of its purchasing power....
Diagram comparing vault storage vs ETF ownership, showing only a solid gold bar connecting to a vault lock while an ETF certificate and home safe icon remain disconnected

Vault Storage vs. Gold ETFs: Who Owns the Gold You Paid For?

A gold ETF share and a bar in a vault sound like the same investment. They're not. One is a claim on a trust that only Authorized Participants can redeem for metal; the other is allocated ownership you can verify. Here's what each option actually gives you, and what it costs....
Silver price outlook August 2026: stacked physical silver rounds in sharp focus before a blurred navy trading screen showing a falling trend line

Silver Price Outlook August 2026: Down 47% and Barely Owned

Silver sits far below its January record while gold has barely corrected. Positioning data shows speculative crowding at the 20th percentile of 60 weeks. Silver is not broken. It is unowned....
Inverted yield curve gold signal — a glowing gold line curves downward across a navy background toward a physical gold bar, illustrating how yield curve inversion connects to gold price movement.

What Does an Inverted Yield Curve Mean for Gold Prices — and How Do You Use It?

The bond market's most reliable recession warning has a direct connection to gold prices. Here is the mechanism — and what it means for your portfolio....
Gold price outlook August 2026: chart showing gold's correction and recovery, with Jobs, CPI, and PPI data releases marking the turning point

Gold Price Outlook August 2026: What Three Data Prints in One Week Mean for Your Metals

Gold is up 10% in August from near $4,000 — its best monthly gain since January. Three data prints in one week flipped the September rate-hike calculus: jobs, CPI, and PPI all came in soft. Hike odds fell from 50% to 31%. Central banks bought a quarterly record 288.9 tonnes in Q2 even as prices fell. Here is what it means for gold holders — and what to watch before the September 15–16 FOMC....

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