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HBSC Bank
HSBC Bank offers the most secure, trusted vaulting services in the world. The world’s largest gold-backed ETF, SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), stores its gold in HSBC’s London vaults, along with other large institutional investors and even some Central Banks. HSBC processes transactions with a high degree of confidentiality and stores all assets in high security vaults with industry-leading surveillance systems. Like all LPMCL members, HSBC follows strict security protocols for trading, clearing, settlement, and storage.
Loomis International
Loomis International is the leading independent professional bullion market vault operator and LBMA security transport company. They are the trusted carrier of Swiss banknotesLoomis is the vault custodian for all Mynt users who want their gold, silver, platinum and palladium held in Switzerland. To learn more about Loomis International, please visit, loomis.ch
Mynt purchases institutional grade gold and silver bars made by the leading refiners in Switzerland
PAMP
PAMP is a highly trusted and recognized brand in the refining industry. PAMP is LBMA Good Delivery accredited, offering gold and silver products that are recognised and accepted worldwide. In addition, PAMP bars are deliverable on all major precious metals exchanges, including COMEX/NYMEX (CME), TOCOM and Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE). The bars are very liquid on markets around the world. MKS developed Provenance, a traceability solution that utilizes blockchain to trace precious metals along the supply chain and guarantee responsible sourcing globally. To learn more, please visit, pamp.com
Valcambi
Valcambi is a world leader in the refining and manufacturing of precious metals. Based in Switzerland, they operate one of the world’s largest integrated precious metals plants, with an annual refining capacity of up to 2,000 metric tonnes. Valcambi is at the forefront of promoting responsibly mined and sourced precious metals. With a special focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), Valcambi supports miners in their efforts to adopt responsible labor, technical and environmental practices, and source and refine gold from a number of certified Fairtrade, Fairmined and non-certified ASM mines. To learn more, please visit,Valcambi.com
Your Mynt cash balance is held in an FDIC insured Wells Fargo Client Trust Account.
Mynt offers you 24/7 online trading access to wholesale gold and silver never before accessible to individual investors. Digital Gold is a highly efficient and cost-effective way to buy and sell physical gold and silver. With Mynt, you can now trade in fractional amounts of large gold and silver bars that are held in secured vaults.
Digital gold refers to the method in which you are buying and selling. But, you are still trading in real gold and silver held on a 1:1 basis. Digital gold is not a cryptocurrency. Mynt buys large institutional bars and stores them securely within a vault and allows you trade in fractions of these bars for as little as $10.00.
Mynt allows you to purchase and own fractional ounces of large 400 oz. gold, silver and platinum bars, that are held securely in a vaults in Zurich, Swtzerland managed by Loomis International or London, England operated by HBSC Bank. Trading and storing large 400 oz. gold bars and 1000 ounce silver bars create economies of scale that we are able to pass on to you.
Mynt enables you to purchase and own a fractional amount of large institutional grade gold and silver bars. Because of the weight and value, the bars cannot be shipped.If you want to take delivery, Mynt can redeem your positions to small bars and coins for you.
When you purchase gold and silver from Mynt, you have legal title to it, with Mynt acting as the custodian. For your piece of mind, Mynt guarantees:
* That you own and have full legal title to every fractional ounce of gold and silver in your account.
* Every ounce of gold, silver and platinum on your account is held 1:1 by an ounce of fine gold, silver and platinum in the vault.
* Your gold, silver and platinum is stored securely in the vault which is reconciled and accounted for each day.
* The product remains within the custody and security of Loomis International or HBSC Bank at all times and fully insured.
The minimum trade is $10. You can buy and sell your gold, silver 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year on myntgold.com, keeping you in control of your assets.
Yes. You are granted full legal ownership of the gold, silver that you purchase. Mynt has no claim over this metal and acts solely as a custodian. The metal is pool allocated in the form of .400oz and 1 kilo LBMA Good Delivery gold bars and c.1,000oz and 1 kilo LBMA Good Delivery silver bars.
Pool allocated refers to the investment grade bars that are used to back our digital gold, silver). These bars are segregated within The Loomis International vault in Zurich, Switzerland or HBSC Bank in London, England. They are used to physically back on a 1:1basis, the metal you own.They are not used for any other purpose. When you purchase gold and silver from Mynt, you own a portion of the physical bars within this segregated pool.
Mynt offers a trading platform with access to wholesale gold and silver bars prices In the institutional market. ETF shares trade on a stock exchange as a shadow market.
Vaulted gold and silver offers you a true safe haven Investment with no counterparty risk and brokerage wraps. ETFs/Funds Typically Have Numerous Custodians With Many Indemnifiers Representing Counterparty Risk And Not The True Safe Haven Gold and silver Should Be.
With Mynt, you take the title of the gold and silver you purchase. ETFs/Funds are unallocated meaning you own units or shares in a company,and have no legal title to physical gold and silver.
Your Mynt holdings are vaulted either with Loomis International in Zurich, Switzerland or HBSC Bank in London, England . Mynt offers you the safest, most cost effective and highly liquid investing solution available.
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The first step is establishing your new Self-Directed IRA account. Your dedicated Account team member will walk you through the simple application. It's only a few pages long and takes about 7 minutes to complete. We will help you send that back to our offices via fax, email, or mail. Upon receipt, we will process the application and have your new IRA account completely set up within 24 hours!
Mynt will then immediately reach out to your current IRA custodian to arrange for the tax-free rollover of your retirement monies. Transferring the funds may take up to 5 business days, depending on your current IRA custodian. The funds are transferred usually via bank wire, and once they have been deposited into your new IRA account, you are ready to get invested!
Mynt will pay for your set-up and storage account fees* based on the invoice purchase amount. The tiered coverage is as follows:
> $10K $50 set-up fee covered
$25K - $50K One year fees free. $50K - $75K Two years fees free
$75K + Three years fees free
*Limited Mintage coins only. Reimbursement check sent after first month in storage.
Mynt always sends out your order invoice immediately after your purchase for you to review. You have 24 hours to take your time and find if you could purchase the metals at a better price. If you find a metal at a lower price we will beat or match that price. If we cannot match or beat the price, you can cancel your transaction with us at NO cost to you.
We give all customers on all orders 24 hours to review your order. You have 24 hours to take your time and make sure the purchase is exactly for you, if not, you can cancel your transaction with us at NO cost to you in that 24-hour time period. No questions asked. Your satisfaction is #1 at Mynt.
If you have a list of metals that you have purchased from other metals dealers or have inherited, Mynt will conduct a Free Price Evaluation for you. The price evaluation includes individual pricing of each unique metal you own. If you would like us to track your portfolio (even if you didn't purchase it from us), we offer that as a free service on a quarterly or monthly basis as well.
You own the actual physical metals you purchased. All of your hard assets are securely stored at a state-of-the-art, IRS-approved, insured private storage facility. Once you are age-eligible to take a mandatory distribution, you can choose to either take physical possession of your metals or liquidate your assets (in the appropriate amount, as determined by the IRS rules).
Mynt ships (insured) all metals directly to the Delaware Depository IRS-approved depository vault. The Delaware Depository has been the industry leading IRS-approved depository for the safeguarding of precious metals since 1999. DDSC backs it storage services with an impressive, comprehensive insurance policy, underwritten by Lloyds of London, one of world's oldest insurance providers. The Delaware Depository's state-of-the-art facility is the ideal solution for safe, secure, private storage of your precious metals.
There are two safe, tax-free and penalty-free methods used to transfer money between retirement accounts: the direct trustee-to-trustee transfer and the 60-day rollover option.
The trustee-to-trustee process moves your retirement monies from your current IRA custodian directly to your new IRA custodian.
If the 60-day rollover method is used, your current IRA custodian transfers funds to you and you will then transfer funds to your new IRA custodian. As long as the funds are transfedeposited into your new IRA account within 60-days, there are no taxes or penalties incurred.
We know this rollover process can seem complicated and we urge our clients to let us do the heavy lifting! With your consent, your IRA team member will assess which method would work best for your portfolio and will handle the entire process on your behalf, filling out the paperwork or making any necessary phone calls. Lear's IRA Department has successfully processed over $1 Billion of these types of transactions and you can rest assured your IRA team member will assist you step-by-step through the entire process.
Opening or rolling over into a self-directed IRA is a very easy process, thanks to the assistance provided by your IRA team member. We will assist you with filling out a simple IRA application to open your new IRA. You only need to provide your basic contact information and the contact information for one other beneficiary you'd like to list on your account. We accept forms via mail, fax, or email—whichever is easiest for you.
In addition, we also use DocuSign to capture electronic signatures making the application process even easier; this means that you don't have to print anything out. Our IRA custodian has successfully processed Billions of IRA transactions and you can rest assured your Liberty Metals IRA team member will assist you step-by-step through the entire process.
You may rollover IRAs or other qualified retirement accounts into a self-directed IRA. Qualified retirement accounts include: Roth, SEP or a SIMPLE IRA, 401k, 403b, 457b, Pension plans, or Thrift Savings accounts. If you would like to know which account(s) you have that can be rolled over into a self-directed IRA account, our IRA team member is happy to help you. You can go over your options with our IRA team member over the phone prior to making any decisions or starting the process.
It takes about 1 business day to open your new self-directed IRA and to receive your new IRA account number. The time is takes to transfer funds from one retirement account to another varies, depending on your current IRA custodian. On average, funds can be transferred within 5 business days.
There is one payment of $280 for the first year for set up and maintenance and $200 annually thereafter. This includes the payment for storage, the cost of insurance to protect your metals, quarterly financial statements, and 24/7 access to view your account online.
Compare this to the often expensive and complicated fee structure of many traditional IRAs and 401ks. Consider this: AARP recently conducted a survey on 401k participants' awareness of the features of their retirement plans. They found that 65% of participants thought they paid no fees at all, and only 17% stated that they do pay fees; 18% stated that they just don't know. It's no wonder! 401ks usually charge plan administration fees, individual service fees, and investment fees — a fact many people do not understand. Don't think you're necessarily safe with an IRA either! According to Mercer Bullard, a law professor at the University Of Mississippi School Of Law, “IRAs, where 401k assets unfortunately end up, have as high if not even higher fees on average.” One of the beauties of the self-directed IRA is a simple, transparent fee schedule that allows you to be in complete control of your assets against harmful hidden costs.
(Sources: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101019926 & http://www.marketwatch.com/story/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-401k-fees-2014-07-08)
The IRA custodian offers 24/7 online access to your portfolio's performance as well as quarterly statements that can be mailed directly to your home address. The secure website is easy to navigate and makes it simple to track the performance of your precious metals.
It's simple! Let us know whether or not you want the physical metals shipped straight to your front door, or if you'd like to receive cash instead. We can arrange for the metals to be securely shipped from The Delaware Depository's depository, or we can help you liquidate your metals in exchange for cash. Once liquidated, the distribution can be wired into your desired bank account or mailed to you via check. The choice is yours. It takes only 1 business day to process your distribution and the funds will be sent out immediately!
Yes! If you are still making annual contributions to your retirement account, we can arrange to have those contributions automatically transferred into your self-directed IRA account on a recurring schedule. The contributions can sit in your account in a cash position earning a low rate of interest, or you can invest in more precious metals.
Unfortunately, the brokerage firms that most people use to manage their IRAs are only equipped to buy and sell shares in the stock market and store information digitally. In order to invest your IRA in physical precious metals, you have to open a special type of IRA called a “Self-Directed IRA” and you should work with a company who contracts with an IRS-approved storage facility with experience managing physical assets. We will help you open one of these versatile Self-Directed IRAs so that you may invest in physical precious metals.
The statements made on this website are opinions only. Past results are no guarantee of future performance or returns. Precious metals, like all investments, carry risk. Precious metals and coins may appreciate, depreciate, or stay the same depending on a variety of factors. Mynt Capital, LLC. cannot guarantee, and makes no representation, that any metals purchased will appreciate at all or appreciate sufficiently to make customers a profit. Mynt is a retail seller of precious metals and similar to stocks, buy (bid) prices are lower than its sell (ask) prices. Metals must appreciate enough to account for this difference in order for customers to make a profit when liquidating the metals. Mynt does not provide financial advice or retirement planning services. The decision to purchase or sell precious metals, and which precious metals to purchase or sell, are the customer’s decision alone, and purchases and sales should be made subject to the customer’s own research, prudence and judgment.
The first step is to fill out the online IRA form here. The form is easy and will only take about five minutes to fill out. If you don’t know all of the answers, we will follow up with a phone call to assist you.
Within 24 hours, our Mynt IRA team will contact your new custodian and get your account setup for you. We will also find out if there is any additional paperwork that your specific custodian requires. We will email you the new self directed ira account number for your records.
There are 2 ways of doing this; a transfer or a rollover.
A transfer involves moving the assets from one custodian to another custodian without you taking receipt of the funds. Our team will work with your new self-directed IRA custodian to get your funds moved over quickly. Typically, it takes between 3-7 days to move your funds from your old custodian to your new custodian. Once the funds are transferred, they will be deposited into a FDIC money market account and your account representative will call you.
A rollover is when you take receipt of your funds and have up to 60 days to reinvest them into a new retirement plan. Your current IRA account provider mails a physical check to your home. Then you are responsible for mailing the check to us. As long as the funds are deposited into your new IRA within 60 days, there are no tax penalties.
Absolutely not. As described above, there are no taxes or penalties as long as you are moving from one qualified retirement account to another, from custodian to custodian. With the rollover, as long as the 60 day rule is satisfied, you’re in the clear.
A Mynt Gold precious metals IRA provides you with tangible physical precious metals. Your metals will be stored in a secure, private depository vault. We only offer segregated storage. Your physical gold and silver will be held under your name and protected separately from other investors assets in the storage facility. You can keep track of your metals online or schedule to see them in person. When it is time to take distribution of your tangible assets, you can request that they be discreetly shipped to your home, or you can liquidate your assets with our buyback program., you will be the proud owner of the actual physical metals you purchased. All of your hard assets are securely stored at a state-of-the-art, IRS-approved, insured private storage facility.
Mynt has partnered with International Depository Services (IDS) to provide our clients with state-of-the-art, specialized, COMEX/CME, LBMA and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) approved, precious metals storage. Your assets guarded by IDS are insured through an all-risk policy underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, the world’s leading provider of specialized asset insurance. IDS has storage locations in Texas and Delaware in the USA and in Mississauga, which is just outside of Toronto, Canada.
Only qualified retirement accounts are eligible: 401k, 403b, 457b, TSP, Roth, SEP or SIMPLE IRA, and some pensions. It would be best if you spoke with one of our IRA experts to see if your account qualifies, as your situation might be unique. Even if you are unsure if you are eligible for a Gold IRA, you can fill out our online form. Just leave any unknowns blank and one of our IRA experts will follow up with you to sort out the details.
There is a recurring annual fee of $80 and a $150 annual fee if you store in Texas or Delaware. Included in this cost is secure segregated storage of your physical precious metals, insurance, and access to your online account which tracks your assets in real-time. Please note there are companies advertising that the fee’s are $160 per year that is not segregated storage but commingled storage at the depository. We do not recommend commingled storage as an option because it does not give the client full ownership of the metal.
Yes your custodian Equity Institutional, offers online access to your private account, 24/7, 365 days a year. You can contact them at anytime for any questions on your portfolio or feel free to give us a call if you need anything on your account.
We offer a flat fee structure when you acquire the metals from us. We have also limited the number of metals options to the most highly sought after products in the industry. With our years of experience and trading we are able to secure some of the lowest prices to ensure that our clients can grow their portfolio’s quickly.
We can help international buyers protect their futures with gold and silver. We will gladly facilitate the purchase and storage of precious metals for international buyers, but we only ship and store the metals in our secure and insured vaults in the USA (Delaware) and Canada (Mississauga, ON). No matter where you are in the world, our Buyback program is a safe way to liquidate your holdings once it’s time to cash out.