What is a gold IRA—and where do you start?
Understand the account, the people involved, and the questions to ask about a 401(k) rollover.
Explore gold IRA essentialsProfessional life. Personal perspective.
Andrew
Harcrow.
Senior Director at Gold Gate Capital
A personal collection of professional experience, reflections on life, and educational perspectives on gold, silver, and precious metals IRAs.
01Understand the account
Start with the rules, custody, and your options.
02Understand the costs
Ask about premiums, fees, storage, and selling.
03Take time to compare
A good decision leaves room for questions.
The person behind the conversation
A professional focus.
A personal standard.
I’m Andrew Harcrow, a Los Angeles-based precious metals professional and Senior Director at Gold Gate Capital. My focus is helping buyers ask better questions about gold, silver, and precious metals IRAs.
Whether you are researching a gold IRA rollover or comparing physical gold and silver for a direct purchase, I believe the conversation should cover costs and risks as clearly as potential benefits.
My mission is to encourage informed decisions and help people recognize pressure, misleading claims, and unclear pricing. This is my personal website, where I share that approach and selected market research.
Start with the essentials
Gold IRA rollovers and physical bullion: where to start.
Compare gold and silver dealer quotes.
Learn to compare coins and bars by fine metal weight, full purchase cost, and the current resale bid.
Physical gold and silver buying questionsPut gold and silver headlines in context.
Selected research, a dated outlook report, and a careful look at forecasts and scenarios.
Visit the reading deskA framework for reading research
Evidence before a price target
Separate three questions: what a source observed, what assumptions support its forecast, and what a purchase would cost to reverse. A price target does not answer all three.
- Record the source date, horizon and assumptions in the forecast and scenario reading guide.
- Compare the product, complete cost and current bid using the buyer questions and resale-gap calculator.
- Keep account and custody questions separate in the IRA reading guide.
The CFTC/FINRA advisory provides a starting point for written cost and resale questions. This personal website does not speak for or imply endorsement by Gold Gate Capital.
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Read perspectives on precious metals, markets, and informed decision-making.