Adding Precious Metals into Your IRA

Financial professionals across the globe all agree that asset diversification is the key to investment success. Unfortunately, most Americans do not realize that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows investors to place a wide variety of assets into SELF DIRECTED IRA retirement accounts, including Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium.

Setting Up Self Directed IRA Account, It’s Easy ……..

Setting up a Self Directed IRA is simple, however there are mandatory rules enforced by the IRS that govern these types of IRA accounts that must be followed, along with specific reporting requirements. For instance, you may not be in physical possession of the Bullion assets held within your IRA. These must be secured in a depository or independent facility. Fortunately there are companies that specialize in the setting up and administering of self Directed IRA’s such as Entrust. Read more about Entrust here.

Purchasing Gold, Silver or Platinum for Your Account

First Sate Depository does not Buy or Sell any bullion products. The IRA holder is responsible for choosing the previous metals dealer and the type of product. However, make sure you know what products are acceptable. We provide a list below of “Acceptable Coins” that meet IRS regulations.
You are fee to purchase Bullion coins and other IRA acceptable bullion products from ANY bullion dealer, and we will work with your IRA plan administrator to arrange to have the assets transferred and/or delivered to First State.

The IRA Storage Solution – First State Depository

First State Depository has been recognized as one of the nations finest Precious Metals Depositories. We not only bring years of experience to the table, in addition to our state of the art security and level 3 storage facility, we are also uniquely positioned to provide you with turn-key solutions to the set-up, purchase and storage of precious metals into an IRA account.
When you set up your Self Directed IRA, Make sure you tell the Administrator that you want to use First State Depository for your Precious Metals Storage.

Read more here:
 http://www.fsdepository.com/Vault/iras-401ks/