Thinking of adding gold coins to your portfolio? If you’re looking to purchase precious metals, there are many types of gold coins you can buy, each with their own benefits and features. But which are the best gold coins to buy? How do they differ? It’s easy to get overwhelmed as a new buyer with all the choices available, so here are...
In many ways, I’m looking forward to the day when my retirement finally arrives. But I know it won’t be easy. I love my job, and I find a great level of fulfillment in coming into U.S. Money Reserve every day and working to help our clients secure their own futures with precious metals. For many Americans, retirement is the end goal of...
Taking steps to diversify your portfolio is a proactive way to protect your financial future. Precious metals such as gold have historically been used as hedges against recession and are often regarded by analysts as safe-haven assets during periods of inflation. If you’ve already taken the step to add precious metals to your portfolio,...
A couple months ago, I wrote about the need for a semiannual financial checkup—a chance to examine your spending habits and goals, as well as your portfolio’s performance thus far, and make adjustments as needed to help set your portfolio (and yourself) up for success. In that post, I suggested examining contributions to your retirement...
Whether you’re purchasing gold coins or setting up a gold Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to prepare for retirement, you’ll find it’s important to consider the risks of buying gold. As one of the oldest commodities still traded today, gold remains popular for many reasons—risk reduction among them—but however relatively small the...
Once a year, I like to take a step back and look at how far U.S. Money Reserve has come as a company over the course of the past year. I couldn’t be more proud of the work we’ve done to help increase our clients’ access to as much knowledge as possible, helping them make educated decisions when it comes to diversifying their portfolios...
Many factors impact silver supply versus demand. Everything from mining and production to volatility in the stock market to the price of other precious metals such as gold or palladium can affect silver supply and demand. If you already own silver or are looking to expand your assets to include silver, you may have noticed that silver...
Sometimes, it helps to take a step back and reexamine the fundamentals of portfolio diversification. Time and again, we see mentions of a “well-diversified” or “balanced” portfolio. But what does “balanced” really mean? Since every financial situation is unique, every portfolio will also be unique. Finding the right balance in your...
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As economic concerns rise in August 2022, Edmund C. Moy, 38th Director of the United States Mint and current Senior IRA Strategist for U.S. Money Reserve, talks about why gold might be a better safe haven for retirement than stable value funds, which are often included in 401(k)s. Watch Moy's...
It’s likely you’re familiar with the merits of owning gold, both inside and outside an individual retirement account (IRA), even if you don’t own gold yourself. However, when it comes to platinum, fewer people understand the important role it can play, especially in a well-diversified IRA. According to Trevor Raymond, director of...
I welcome good advice and assistance. Sometimes, I think that we as Americans have a tendency of thinking we need to “go it alone” in order to truly earn our success. But the truth is that while much can be attributed to a positive attitude and, more importantly, lots of hard work, few of us ever find financial success truly on our own....
The gold market has historically had an inverse relationship to the stock market and has previously performed well in times of recession and rising inflation. This is why, whenever economic uncertainty strikes, people tend to ask, “Is now a good time to buy gold?” Many analysts suggest that you buy gold to help your portfolio weather a...
