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Free Investor Guide • 2026 Edition
You Saved. Washington Spent. Now Your Retirement Is Caught in the Middle.
How people with an IRA, 401(k), TSP or 403(b) are moving part of it into physical gold and silver, the right way
You did your part. You worked, saved and put money away for years. Washington did not. Total public debt is now more than $40 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury, and interest alone is projected at more than $2.7 billion a day.
Since 1971, the year the dollar's last link to gold was cut, a dollar has lost about 88 percent of its buying power. That is why so many careful savers are moving part of their retirement into something no one can print.
If you have thought about gold but were not sure where to start, or who to trust, start here.
This free guide explains it in plain language. How a transfer or direct rollover works, what to get in writing before you pay, and the five questions to ask any dealer. Including us.
The Yardstick Test
You Don't Have to Take Anybody's Word for It. You Can Measure It.
Go Back to 1971... Picture a yardstick as the buying power of one dollar. In January 1971, a dollar measured a full 36 inches. By January 2026, that same dollar measured about 4½ inches.
Over the same 55 years, Gold, on the other hand, expanded to fill the void. As the dollar’s value shrank, an ounce of gold grew from a yardstick into a massive 53-foot stretch. From 1 to 17½ yardsticks.
For every action there is a reaction and gold will always have a relationship with the dollar, it has just been different since Nixon. Gold's reaction was to grow directly because the dollar shrank.
If the dollar were a stock you've lost 97% of your investment. If your investment was in gold, since Nixon, you are up 8,000%.
From page 6 of the Gold IRA Rollover Guide. Past results, not a prediction. Calculated from BLS CPI-U and the LBMA January gold price.
Gold doesn't only go up. It can fall, sometimes hard, and it pays no interest or dividends. Own it on purpose, as one part of a bigger plan. That is exactly why the guide covers how to do this carefully, with everything in writing before you decide.
How It Works
How a Metals IRA Works
You, plus three companies. Each one has one job. You make the decisions and sign the instructions. Nothing happens without your say-so.
The Custodian
Runs the self-directed IRA, handles the paperwork and does the reporting. It's still an IRA, under the same tax rules as any other IRA.
The Dealer (That's Us)
Gives you written prices on eligible products and supplies the metal. Not every coin or bar qualifies for an IRA.
The Depository
Stores the metal for the account. IRA metals can't be kept at home.
Do this yourself: call the custodian and the depository directly, using the phone numbers on their own websites, and ask how your ownership is recorded.
Why More Savers Are Asking Now
Investors Asked for Their Money Back This Year. Many Were Told to Wait.
Private credit is lending done outside the public markets. In the second quarter, withdrawal requests on non-traded private credit funds reached 12.4 percent of assets, the highest Robert A. Stanger & Co. has recorded. Most of those funds only let about 5 percent out per quarter.
On March 30, the Department of Labor proposed a rule that would make it easier for 401(k) plans to add private credit, private equity, crypto and other alternatives to their menus. As of October it is still a proposal, but it is the reason a lot of people are taking a closer look at what sits inside their retirement accounts.
Physical gold and silver held in a self-directed IRA works differently. Specific metal, held at an approved depository, with no borrower that has to repay. It can fall in price, and it is not right for everyone. But it does not depend on a fund agreeing to let you out.
Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few goods. Years of deficits, spending, and monetary expansion have put pressure on the dollar's purchasing power. That's why gold has served as a timeless store of value because you simply can't print more of it. For people who've worked hard and saved for retirement, holding some physical precious metals in a self-directed IRA is a sensible way to diversify and protect against the erosion we've seen in fiat currencies. It's not about getting rich quick; it's about preserving what you've earned.
Keep This Next To The Phone
Five Questions for Your First Call
From page 12 of the guide. Ask every dealer these five. Including us.
What will I own, how many pieces, and what's the total?
A good answer: the product, quantity, price of each piece and total, in writing.
How does this product fit my goals compared with standard bullion?
A good answer: the differences in features and cost, in writing.
Will my money move as a transfer or a direct rollover?
A good answer: names the transaction and every institution involved.
Where will my metal be stored?
A good answer: names the depository and explains how it's stored and documented.
What happens if I change my mind?
A good answer: when your price locks and the cancellation terms, in writing, before you pay.
Inside The Free Guide
What You Will Find
Written by ASB's founder the way he'd explain it across a kitchen table. Education, not a sales pitch.
- A note from the founder: check us out first, including us
- The Yardstick Test: the dollar versus gold since 1971, drawn to scale
- How a metals IRA works: you, plus three companies, each with one job
- Transfer, rollover or distribution: the deadlines, withholding and taxes to know
- What you actually own: the four things to get in writing about any product
- Get it all in writing: what your written confirmation should show
- Five questions for your first call, plus a written quote review sheet
- The honest part: what can go wrong, and the red flags from any dealer
Working With American Sovereign Bullion
Our Commitments to You
It's In Writing First
Product, price of each piece, every fee and the total, before you pay.
Nothing Ships Until You Say Yes
You'll know in writing when your price locks and what happens if you change your mind.
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