Gold ETF
Gold IRA Glossary
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of gold, with shares that trade on a stock exchange like any other security. Gold ETFs can be held in a regular brokerage IRA without a special custodian, and they typically charge an annual expense ratio instead of storage fees. Owning ETF shares is a claim on the fund, not direct ownership of specific coins or bars, which is the main difference from a Gold IRA.
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