Precious Metals IRA

Diversifying a Portfolio with Gold, Silver, Platinum, or Palladium

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Many individuals are funding a self-directed IRA with gold, silver, and platinum bullion bars and coins. Diversifying your investment portfolio with precious metals is a smart way to balance and improve the overall performance of your retirement portfolio. Paper denominated assets like those found in traditional and Roth IRAs and 401Ks can lose value when government fiscal and monetary policy are not sound. Adding a percentage of gold, silver or platinum in a new precious metal IRA can compensate for paper losses.

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Simple Steps to Invest

Regardless of which legal framework you prefer to use (as shown in the section below, the process of getting physical precious metals into your 401k or IRA is simple:

  • 1

    Open an Account

    Create an account with a custodian or trustee who specializes in self-directed IRAs.

  • 2

    Fund the Account

    Deposit funds into your self-directed IRA account.

  • 3

    Buy Precious Metals

    Purchase physical gold, silver, or platinum through your self-directed IRA account.

There are two main ways that individuals can establish and get physical precious metals into a custodian or retirement account (401k or IRA). There are benefits to both methods, in our opinion. It is up to you to decide which suits your needs better.

Self Directed Trust/LLC

Establish a self directed 401k trust or LLC where you are the trustee or owner of the LLC. Fund it from existing 401ks or IRAs. The metal is in YOUR control. There may be annual fees payable to local/state or the federal government. Once funded, you would simply contact us to buy your precious metals.


A company in Southern California (not affiliated with Pacific Precious Metals), called My Solo 401k Financial, specializes in helping you set up the legal structure and all the paperwork needed to establish your own 401k or IRA. Fees range from about $800-$1100. We strongly urge you to review their website and call them to see if this option is right for you. Their contact information is:


My Solo 401k Financial

My Solo 401k Financial
701 Palomar Airport Road #300
Carlsbad, CA 92011


Self Directed Custodian IRA

Establish a self directed 401k or IRA at an existing self directed custodian. Fund it and buy precious metals. The metal must be stored in an IRA approved depository and there are yearly fees associated with management and storage of your account. Once funded, fill out the buy direction paperwork with any of the custodians naming Pacific Precious Metals as the dealer. Then contact us and we will coordinate with the custodian in selling the metals into your account and sending to the depository.


Pacific Precious Metals has partnered with three large national custodians of self directed 401k / IRAs. Please use the links and contact information below to get more information to see if this option is right for you.


Custodians

Entrust group

The Entrust Group
555 12th Street #1250
Oakland, CA 94607
Toll Free: 877.545.0544
Fax: 775.850.9118

Toll Free: 877.545.0544 Fax: 775.850.9118

New Direction IRA

New Direction IRA, Inc.
1070 W. Century Drive, Suite 101
Louisville, CO 80027

Toll Free: 877.742.1270 Fax: 303.665.5962

Goldstar Trust Company

Goldstar Trust Company.
P.O. Box 719
Canyon, TX, 79015

Toll Free: 800.486.6888 Fax: 806.655.2530

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