Free Gold IRA Guide is an independent site covering gold IRAs — how they work, the current rules, and the companies that offer them — published and maintained by our editorial team. We're not a financial advisory firm, an IRA custodian, or a precious-metals dealer — we research publicly available information about account structure, fees, minimums, and company trust signals so readers can learn the basics before talking to anyone or opening an account.
We rank the companies featured on this site by general trust and quality, in this order of weight: BBB standing and complaint history, review-profile strength and consistency across independent platforms, minimum fit for a typical rollover or contribution, fee transparency, and current promo value — weighed last, since a promo is a bonus on the decision, not the reason to make it. Star ratings shown on this site are our editorial synthesis of that criteria combined with publicly available third-party data — not a single scraped score, and not the result of our team opening an account with each company. We update our guide periodically as fees, minimums, and promo terms change; see the Update History table on our homepage for the most recent revision.
This site contains affiliate links to Augusta Precious Metals, Goldco, American Hartford Gold, and Noble Gold. If you click one of these links and open an account with the company, we may receive a commission or referral fee — at no additional cost to you. This compensation does not influence which companies we choose to cover, how we rank them, or what we say about them; our guide follows the methodology described above, not the size of any commission.
Nothing on this site is personalized financial, legal, or tax advice. Before opening any account, we recommend independently verifying current fees, minimums, and promo terms directly with the company, and consulting a licensed financial or tax advisor about your specific retirement plan.
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