How do required minimum distributions work when an IRA holds physical gold? Learn the general RMD process, how precious metals may be involved, and the difference between selling metals and taking a distribution.

Gold held inside a Gold IRA is generally maintained according to an IRA custody and storage arrangement. Learn the difference between IRA-held metals, personal possession, and an in-kind distribution of physical gold.

How do Gold IRA distributions work? Learn the difference between cash and in-kind distributions, how IRA custodians process them, and what happens when precious metals leave a self-directed IRA.