Texas Precious Metals Depository announces the addition of New Direction IRA – a provider of self-directed IRAs, 401(k)s, health savings accounts (HSAs), and other such tax-advantaged savings vehicles – as a preferred custodian for self-directed IRA services at its new storage facility. In conjunction with New Direction, Texas Precious Metals Depository (TPMD) will complement the retail services provided by Texas Precious Metals to meet the needs of precious metals IRA investors. (more…)
Introducing The Texas Precious Metals Depository.
Texas Precious Metals Depository is a state-of-the-art underground private storage facility for gold, silver, platinum and palladium (more…)
Texas Precious Metals is Proud to Announce the Arrival of the 1oz. Gold Texas Bar :
The distinguished Texas Gold Bar proudly portrays a tribute to the state of Texas with a carefully detailed replica of the legendary State Capitol dome. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals May 17, 2018
Gold 2048 brings together industry-leading experts from across the globe to analyze how the gold market is set to evolve in the next 30 years. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals April 27, 2018
U.S. retail investors are losing their appetite for physical gold as buoyant stock markets offer tempting alternatives, sending sales of newly minted coins to their lowest in a decade. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals February 08, 2018
Gold demand rallied in the closing months of 2017, gaining 6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 1,095.8 tonnes (t) in Q4. But it was too little, too late: full-year demand fell by 7% to 4,071.7t. ETF inflows, although positive, lagged behind 2016’s stellar growth. Central banks added 371.4t to global official gold reserves, 5% down on 2016’s net purchases. Bar and coin demand fell 2% on a sharp drop in US retail investment. India and China led a 4% recovery in jewellery, although demand remains below historical averages. Increased use of gold in smartphones and vehicles sparked the first year of growth in technology demand since 2010. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals October 27, 2017
Millions, billions, and trillions…
When we talk about the giant size of Apple, the fortune of Warren Buffett, or the massive amount of global debt accumulated – all of these things sound large, but they are actually extremely different in magnitude.
That’s why visualizing things spatially can give us a better perspective on money and markets. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals September 11, 2017
The stunning 2018 Texas Silver Round features iconography as diverse and dynamic as the Lone Star State itself. Three hallmarks of the state of Texas dominate the reverse of the round: the cowboy, the bluebonnet flower, and the Texas State Capitol. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals September 11, 2017
From the 10 years of military dictatorship between 1948-1958 to the impeachment of Carlos Andrés Pérez for corruption in 1993, Venezuelan politics have often been both rocky and eventful. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals August 22, 2017
We are eliminating order minimums. We are extending free shipping to all orders, no minimum or maximum! We will accept Visa/MC as a form of payment. We will unveil an online selling feature, allowing customers to sell online to us 24/7 (coming later this fall). We will introduce improved limit order features, including sell limit orders (coming later this fall). We will be extending our customer service hours 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CST and much, much more. Thank you for your continued loyalty to our business. We are excited to bring you these improvements! (more…)
When we think of wealth today, we often think of the massive personal fortunes of business magnates like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, or Warren Buffett. However, it is only since the Industrial Revolution that measuring wealth by one’s bank account has been a norm for the world’s richest. (more…)
Written by Texas Precious Metals June 29, 2017
38 Incredible Facts on the Modern U.S. Dollar
We’ve previously showed you 31 Fascinating Facts About the Dollar’s Early History, which highlighted the history of U.S. currency before the 20th century. This was a very interesting period in which we looked at the money used by the first colonists, the extreme bust of the Continental currency, the era of privately-issued bank notes, and Congress’ emergency issuance of the fiat “greenback” during the Civil War. (more…)
