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A gold IRA or precious metals IRA is an Individual Retirement Account in which physical gold or other approved precious metals are held in custody for the benefit of the IRA account owner.

It functions the same as a regular IRA, only instead of holding paper assets, it holds physical bullion coins or bars.

Precious metals IRAs are usually self-directed IRAs, a type of IRA where the custodian allows more diverse investments to be held in the account.

Gold self-directed IRAs can include other types of retirement accounts such as, Roth IRAs, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, HSA, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and 401(k)s.

A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical element of high economic value.

Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements (see noble metal).

They are usually ductile and have a high lustre.

Historically, precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities.

Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium each have an ISO 4217 currency code.

Of all the precious metals, gold is the most popular as an investment.

Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk, especially through the use of futures contracts and derivatives.

The gold market is subject to speculation and volatility as are other markets.

Compared to other precious metals used for investment, gold has the most effective safe haven and hedging properties across a number of countries.

In general, to invest is to allocate money (or sometimes another resource, such as time) in the expectation of some benefit in the future – for example, investment in durable goods, in real estate by the service industry, in factories for manufacturing, in product development, and in research and development.

However, this article focuses specifically on investment in financial assets.

A corporation is a company or group of people or an organisation authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.

Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e. by an ad hoc act granted by a monarch or passed by a parliament or legislature).

Most jurisdictions now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.

Corporations enjoy limited liability for their investors, which can lead to losses being externalized from investors to the government or general public.