We help pre-retirees and retirees compare gold IRA companies in plain English - minimums, real fees, storage, buyback terms and complaint history, side by side.
Gold IRA companies rarely publish their fees, and the cost that hurts buyers most - the markup on the coins and bars themselves - is almost never shown. Fee figures quoted around the web often conflict and go out of date, and regulators have brought cases against dealers that charged retirement savers markups of 100% or more.
Gold IRA Planet exists to make this decision clearer. We collect the same facts for every company, explain the rules and the real costs in plain English, and point to the warning signs regulators have published - so you can ask the right questions before you move any retirement money.
We gather each company's minimum, setup and yearly fees, storage options, buyback terms, ratings and regulator history.
Every company gets the same fact sheet, so you can compare them directly in our tables, reviews and head-to-head pages.
Our guides cover rollovers, eligible metals, storage rules, taxes and RMDs, fees and markups, and how to spot a scam.
The researchers and editors behind our gold IRA company comparisons and reviews. Every ranking and review is produced and checked by this team.
Editorial & Research
Our editorial team researches gold IRA companies, reads their published fees, minimums and policies, checks regulator actions and complaint records, and writes plain-English guides for retirement savers. We are not financial advisers, and nothing we publish is investment advice.
We look at the same factors for every company and update them as companies change their fees, minimums and promotions.
Minimum investment
The smallest IRA or purchase the company will accept.
Fees and transparency
Setup, yearly custodian and storage fees, and whether the company publishes its prices or will put its markup in writing.
Buyback and storage
What the company says about buying your metal back, and which approved depositories it uses.
Track record
Years in business, BBB and BCA ratings, Trustpilot score and review count, and any regulator or court actions.
Our editors set the ranking order, and some companies pay us - read exactly how in how we rank.
Same facts for everyone. Every company gets the same fact sheet and the same caveats, whether it pays us or not.
Transparency about money. Some companies pay us when you request a kit or open an account through our links. That can affect which companies we list and in what order. It does not change the facts, fees or warnings we publish.
No fake social proof.We do not publish invented reviews, testimonials, "people viewing now" counters or countdown timers.
Sources and dates. IRA rules are checked against IRS publications and the tax code; scam warnings come from federal and state regulators. Pages show when they were last updated. Read our full editorial policy.
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Gold IRA Planet is not a broker, dealer or custodian and does not sell precious metals. The information on this site is general information, not financial, tax or legal advice. Fees, minimums and promotions are approximate, vary by account size and custodian, and change over time. The company's and custodian's written terms - not our summary - determine what you pay. Read the full disclaimer.
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