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Gold IRA Company Red Flags
Warning signs to investigate when precious-metals sellers market retirement accounts and physical gold.
- Guaranteed returns or claims that gold cannot lose value
- Fear-based pressure to liquidate a retirement portfolio quickly
- Unclear spreads or refusal to quote buy and repurchase prices
- Resistance to providing written fee information
- Implying the IRA custodian has vetted the investment
- Home-storage claims presented as simple or risk-free
- Ratings or testimonials presented without verifiable context
Investor.gov specifically warns that self-directed IRA custodians generally do not evaluate the quality or legitimacy of an investment merely because they hold it in an account.
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