About this site

Why this site exists

Most of what you find on TSP rollovers to gold IRAs is written to sell metal, and a fair amount of it is out of date: guides still tell readers to download TSP withdrawal forms that tsp.gov no longer lists. We wanted one place that sets out the steps in order, with every TSP rule taken from tsp.gov and every tax rule from irs.gov, and every company figure traced to a dated source.

This site is not affiliated with the Thrift Savings Plan, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), or any federal agency. We are not a financial adviser, broker-dealer, IRA custodian or metals dealer. We don't sell metal, open accounts or handle money.

Who we are

Publisher: Lead Partner, a company registered in Norway (org. no. 926 580 094).

Editor: Jan Wirum

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Jan Wirum is the editor of TSP to Gold IRA and is responsible for the accuracy of every page.

We don't publish under made-up names, and nobody else is presented as an author or expert on this site.

How the site is paid for

Two companies we write about, Goldco and Augusta Precious Metals, pay us when readers we refer request information, and Goldco also when a referred reader buys. That is why their buttons appear on our pages and other companies' don't. The details, including what payment doesn't change, are on our affiliate disclosure.

Our view of metal in an IRA

Metal can fall in price and stay down for long stretches. It pays no interest or dividends, and in an IRA it costs flat yearly fees that the TSP's funds don't. A gold IRA can still be a reasonable home for a slice of someone's retirement money. We'd rather you leave your TSP alone than move money into something you don't fully understand, and several of our pages say so.

How we work

Our sources and how we date them are on the methodology page. Our standards on sourcing, risk and corrections are in the editorial policy. To reach us, use the contact page.