About Gold IRA Roadmap - Our Mission, Methods and Promise to Readers (2026)
A small independent publishing team explaining gold IRAs in plain English.
Gold IRA Roadmap is an independent publication about holding gold and other precious metals in retirement accounts. We started it because most of what's written about gold IRAs is either a sales pitch or a dense tax document, and readers deserve something in between.
Our goal is simple: help you understand how gold IRAs work, what they really cost and whether one fits your plan, so you can make the decision with clear eyes.
What We Cover
We write about the rules for gold IRAs, the costs involved, how rollovers and transfers work, how the leading companies compare and how gold fits into retirement planning, from deciding how much to hold to withdrawals and inheritance.
You'll find everything grouped by reader need in our resource center.
How We Research
We check rules against official IRS guidance and plan documents, company details against the companies' own disclosures and published fee schedules, and reputations against regulators, courts and independent reporting. When figures are reported by others rather than published officially, we say so.
Rules, fees and offers change. We update pages when we learn of changes, and we date each page's title by year so you can see how current it is.
How We Earn Money
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you request information or open an account through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That's how we keep the site free.
We recommend Augusta Precious Metals for savers whose needs it fits, and we say clearly when another option may be better, such as for smaller accounts. Compensation never changes the facts we report.
What We Won't Do
- We won't invent ratings, reviews, testimonials or statistics.
- We won't claim gold is guaranteed to rise or protect you from all risk.
- We won't pressure you to move your savings.
- We won't give personalized financial, tax or legal advice. For that, please talk to a qualified professional.
Get in Touch
Questions or corrections? Visit our contact page.