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Home Storage Gold IRA: What the IRS Actually Allows
No. Metal owned by your IRA cannot sit in your house, and no company structure changes that. The requirement comes
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What Tax You Pay When You Sell Gold or Silver
Selling physical gold or silver at a profit can create a taxable capital gain. The tax is calculated on the
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- Jacob Blalock
Why Your Retirement May Need a Plan B
When it comes to planning, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a saying that’s worth repeating. Back in 1957, in remarks
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- Jacob Blalock
Gold as an Inflation Hedge and Safe-Haven Asset: What the Record Actually Shows
An inflation hedge is an investment meant to hold its purchasing power when the dollar loses some of its own.
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- Jacob Blalock
How Much Gold, Silver, and Platinum Belongs in a Diversified Portfolio?
If you are asking how much silver you should own, or how much gold, you have probably noticed that the
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- Jacob Blalock
Silver in Semiconductors, Platinum in Electronics: How AI Is Reshaping Precious Metals Demand
Ask most people what powers artificial intelligence and they will say chips. Ask what powers the chips and the answer
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- Jacob Blalock
China Is Buying Gold at a Record Pace: What Central Bank Buying in 2026 Means for Retail Investors
If you have seen headlines about China buying gold and wondered whether they matter to your own savings, the story
