The publication behind the guide
How this guide is paid
The commercial relationships are part of the company selection and placement. Here is what the publisher receives and what a partner link does.
Which actions can pay the publisher?
A referred inquiry that meets Goldco’s qualification rules can generate a payment, and a referred purchase can generate a commission. Augusta pays for inquiries that meet its qualification rules.
This is why both companies appear in the comparison. Their order is commercially influenced. We do not describe the first position as the result of independent scoring or a customer test.
What happens when you use a partner link?
The link takes you through this site’s /go/ address and redirects to the partner’s information page. The referral address carries a site identifier, page label and placement label. Those labels do not contain your name, email or retirement balance.
Any personal details you subsequently enter are supplied to the partner under its own terms and privacy notice. Requesting information may lead to sales contact. You can visit the company directly instead; using this guide does not require a referral click, an inquiry or a purchase.
How can payment affect what you read?
Payment affects which companies this guide covers and their placement. Goldco is always first as a paid placement; Augusta follows as a secondary affiliate partner. This is not a survey of every company available to a saver.
Account figures, missing information and recorded cautions are presented from the dated data. A referral payment is not evidence that a company suits your plan, that a metal price is competitive or that a rollover should happen.
What should you do with a recommendation here?
Use it as a prompt to obtain written terms and compare alternatives, including keeping your current retirement account. Read the comparison method and its limits, and check the cost layers that a headline fee leaves out.
We have not tested either company as a customer. This guide has no star ratings, investment-return forecasts or customer testimonials. Questions about a commercial relationship can be sent through the publication’s contact details.
Which disclosure standard informs this guide?
We identify paid relationships in the page header and beside each partner link. [1]
- FTC Endorsement Guides: 16 CFR Part 255Accessed 2026-11-02.
Change log · November 2, 2026
Publication identity, disclosure and contact information checked. Release state: pre-launch; no production baseline.