Executive Insights
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Our Executive Authors
Angela Roberts
CEO
Chief Executive Officer Angela Roberts joined U.S. Money Reserve in 2003. Roberts has held numerous positions within the organization, culminating in her promotion to CEO in 2015. She is credited with creating the analytic and KPI structure at U.S. Money Reserve. Believing strongly that the people make the business, Roberts has positioned U.S. Money Reserve to be a trusted precious metal leader that always puts their customers and employees first. Learn more in her interview with Forbes.
John Rothans
Master Numismatist
Chief Procurement Officer and Master Numismatist John Rothans has been a key fixture in the numismatic industry for over 30 years. Rothans joined U.S. Money Reserve as a consultant in 2004, eventually becoming Chief Procurement Officer and overseeing all wholesale operations, new product lines, and coin strategy. Rothans is credited with the development, production, and distribution of proprietary product offerings, including U.S. Money Reserve’s best-selling Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima coin series.
Philip Diehl
President
Philip N. Diehl is the president of U.S. Money Reserve and a published analyst of the precious metals markets. As 35th Director of the U.S. Mint (1994–2000), Diehl oversaw one of the most impressive government agency turnarounds in recent U.S. history through new product initiatives, increased oversight, strategic reorganization, and fiscal responsibility. His experience and expert knowledge in the field of precious metals strengthens U.S. Money Reserve’s commitment to a superior customer experience.
Edmund C. Moy
Senior IRA Strategist
Edmund C. Moy collaborates with U.S. Money Reserve as Senior IRA Strategist. A recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal for public service, awarded to him by then-Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Moy served as the 38th Director of the United States Mint (2006–2011). Among many accomplishments during his tenure, Moy oversaw one of the largest increases in volume of precious metals output in Mint history, as Americans turned to safe-haven assets in the wake of the Great Recession.
Recent Articles

How Soon Is Too Soon? When to Start Estate Planning
Estate planning may sound like something that’s just for “old folks.” It’s not. At almost any age, adults can benefit from estate planning. The need for estate planning becomes even more crucial once you’ve had children. Read on to learn what estate planning is, when you should start estate planning, and the advantages of getting a head...

Backdoor Roth IRA Conversions Could End—And Impact Your Retirement Plans.
Democrats in the U.S. House have proposed closing the “backdoor” Roth IRA strategy as part of an effort to pay for a multi-trillion-dollar budget package. Learn what it could mean for your retirement if the legislation passes, along with some potential moves you might make to help protect your money. What Is the Backdoor Roth IRA...

Look on the Bright Side: Here’s Where Americans Are Winning the Retirement Game.
You’ve probably heard that Americans on the whole aren’t saving enough for retirement. And while that may be true in general, plenty of folks are smartly setting aside money for the future. Here’s a look at the bright side of retirement in America. Three fourths of Americans Have Retirement Savings. Yahoo Finance notes that...

Being Thankful May Help You Achieve Your Retirement Goals.
Every day, I take a minute to remember all the things I’m thankful for: my health, my family, my “work family” here at U.S. Money Reserve. I’m also thankful for the opportunity to retire (someday!)...but that doesn’t mean I’ll ever stop working to make my retirement more comfortable or working to make a better life for my children. You...

10 Retirement Moves That Could “Haunt” You for Years to Come
Never rebalancing. Cashing out your savings. Forgoing tax planning. These are just three of the ten biggest retirement mistakes that could leave you with a ghost of a retirement portfolio. Take action now to help avoid these retirement missteps. 1. Failing to Diversify Your Portfolio Diversification can help put you in the driver’s seat...

Choose Your Assets Based on Their Benefits, Not Their Names.
On October 22, 2021, Reuters reported that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he finally “think[s] it’s time to taper” the Fed’s massive bond-buying program aimed at injecting extra money into the recovering U.S. economy. Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says that U.S. economic growth is “clearly slowing.” If this...

Do You Have Assets “Dressing Up” as Gold?
Halloween can be a fun time to dress up and pretend to be someone or something else. It’s all fun and games because you know who or what is underneath the costume. But what if you didn’t? Likewise, are you sure you fully understand what’s behind some of your asset choices? Learn here about gold ETFs and how people say they’re “putting...

What Is the Best Time of Year to Retire Financially?
The best time to retire isn’t always tied to your age. Financially, is there a better month or season to retire? February or November? Summer or fall? Learn when might be the best time of year to retire from a financial and tax perspective and get tips for end-of-year tax planning now. When Is the Best Time of Year to Retire? The best...

The Fed in 2022: What Could Interest Rates Look Like in 2022?
For months, the Federal Reserve has held firm in keeping interest rates low to help bolster our struggling economy amid the past two years’ events. At some point, though, the Fed may need to give in and begin raising interest rates again—likely in 2022. We’ll look at how the price of gold has been ticking up and down in the past few...

6 Smart & Simple Ways to Hedge Your 401(k)
We all remember when the Great Recession turned people’s 401(k)s into 201(k)s. Retirement accounts took a beating. “The nation’s 401(k)s and IRAs lost about $2.4 trillion in the final two quarters of 2008,” reported The Atlantic. So what could we have done differently to help protect, or hedge, our retirement accounts? Consider these...

America Is About to Get Its Next Annual Bill—And It’s a Doozy
The debt ceiling crisis has been pushed back until December...but there’s still much work to be done, both by Congress and consumers. The Senate has passed a limited increase to the debt ceiling that will allow the federal government to pay its bills until December—but that means Congress has only two months to decide if the debt...

Direct vs. Indirect Rollover: What’s the Difference & What Are the Rules?
An IRA rollover allows you to consolidate former employer-sponsored retirement plans and potentially access a greater variety of asset options. When you’re weighing a rollover of retirement funds, there are two types to consider: direct and indirect. Follow along as we explore the difference between direct and indirect rollovers, the...
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