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IRA metals must be held by an approved custodian and stored in an approved depository. These guides explain who does what and what your options are.
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Two institutions stand between you and your metal. The custodian is the trust company that legally holds the IRA and reports to the IRS. The depository is the insured vault that physically stores the bars and coins. Your dealer usually has preferred partners for both, but you can ask for alternatives.
Below: how depositories work, what segregated storage really means, how the insurance is structured, and why keeping IRA gold at home leads to a tax bill.
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