It seems this is a topic of little interest and yet it's one of my key concerns.
Having precious metal investments may turn out to be prudent, but if the institution holding your investment succombs to a major collapse, you still lose.
Regardless, it is difficult to adopt the stick you money under a mattress mentality. The ease of electronic funds transactions is addicting.
My problem is, I'm finding it difficult to compare investment custodians on a viability basis. Perhaps it will become clearer with further research. I have a few months yet.
I'm new to the discussuin forums. I looked but couldn't find any discusson of the relative security of IRA custodians. I have a relatively small IRA and trading account with TD AMeritrade. Fidelity and Ameriprise do a brisk business with retirees from my company. Any advice on the relative security of various custodian options would be appreciated.
I am about to retire and am planning to convert my 401k and retirement into an IRA as a staging point to liquidate it over the next few years.