Buying Precious Metals with Your Self Directed IRA/LLC or Solo 401(k)

Thanks to significant advertising by precious metals dealers, it has become widely known that Gold, Silver and other precious metals (Platinum & Palladium) can be purchased with retirement account funds. By Self-Directing your IRA/LLC or 401(k) investments into precious metals, your profits are tax-deferred back into your retirement account. More important, if you have full checkbook control over your Self-Directed IRA/LLC or act at the trustee for your Roth 401(k), the purchases can be made on the spot as fast as you can write a check. Precious metals are the original currency of early civilizations and therefore a store of value, literally for thousands of years.

The purchase of Bullion is a surprisingly safe investment. The transaction is fast and its characteristics make precious metals a perfect investment for the individual with full checkbook control of an IRA Financial Group IRA/LLC or the self employed business owner serving as the trustee of the Solo 401(k) Plan. In fact, the use of a Self-Directed IRA/LLC is one of the most tax efficient ways to finance your Gold/Silver purchase.

Only a handful of institutions are skilled in these specialized account structures and only one has been founded by and is exclusively operated by attorneys - IRA Financial Group. Simply put, we are the “gold standard” for Compliance, Leadership, Customer Service, and Technological Innovation. We carefully advise you on handling this type investment in a manner that places these assets closer to your emergency access while remaining solidly within the spirit and letter of the law.

Gold & Silver Purchases

Financial professionals across the globe all agree that asset diversification is the key to success. To reduce the risks of investing, they suggest the purchase of precious metals to diversify investments among different securities or asset classes.

Now you can hold precious metals in your individual retirement account. With a self-directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k) Plan from IRA Financial Group, you can invest in all types of precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Advantages

1. Timing & Pricing. In today’s volatile and complex market place, timing and pricing is everything. With a Self-Directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k), buy and sell orders can be done instantly, leaving no down time for big price swings in between trades.

2. Your Money Grows Tax Free. By buying Gold in an IRA Financial Group Self-Directed IRA/LLC or Solo 401(k) Plan, you can avoid all taxes until the money invested is withdrawn. Equally important, having access in time of crisis or national emergency is in the forefront of many people’s minds these days, we will help you ease that concern with a sound strategy that’s consistent with IRS requirements.

3. The Flexibility to Buy Time Sensitive Investments. IRA Financial Group’s Self-Directed IRA/LLC's allow you to carry a check book that is tied to the account while the Solo 401(k) Plan offers the participant the ability to serve in the trustee role. This gives you, the investor, and incredible freedom to buy precious metals at a moments notice.

4. Flexible Financing. The Solo 401(k) Plan offers a highly attractive loan feature allowing for the purchase of precious metals. Under the Solo 401(k) Plan, a participant can borrow up to either $50,000 or 50% of their account value - whichever is less. The IRA Financial Group Solo 401(k) Plan documents will allow you to use a loan from your Solo 401(k) to finance your precious metals purchase.

Please contact one of our IRA Experts at 800-472-0646 for more information.