Quote Originally Posted by roberth View Post
Why buy metal through an IRA when you can buy it locally, take it home, and put it in your safe.
Yeah I wondered that too. I guess the point was that you could invest in metals instead of stocks in your IRA? Seemed weird to me as well.
It was pointed out to me that you owe taxes on that silver and gold in your safe when you sell it and make a profit, so maybe that's why the IRA is used...?