Independent precious-metals research

Make smarter gold decisions before you buy.

Compare Gold IRA fees, bullion dealer premiums, and real ownership costs with transparent tools, sourced guides, and disclosure-first recommendations.

Educational content only. Precious metals can fluctuate in value and may involve storage, spread, custodian, tax, and liquidity costs.

The tools

Tools that show the actual cost of owning gold.

The most useful data is practical: fees, premiums, spreads, and storage. No generic gold hype.

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Gold IRA Fee Guide

See the real fee stack: setup, custodian, storage, spreads, buyback terms, and the questions to ask before a rollover.

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Premium Over Spot

Calculate the gap between dealer price and spot price before buying coins or bars.

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Dealer Premium Tracker

The audit queue and capture rules for comparing major dealer premiums without fake rankings.

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Research desk identity

Built around sources, not sales pressure.

Goldrush.net is being built by Kelly Kercher, a business and technology operator researching precious-metals ownership costs. Money pages will be reviewed for factual accuracy before they become full recommendations.

About the project

Gold IRA comparison

Comparisons built around fees, not fear.

Company reviews are not published until fees, minimums, reputation checks, and methodology inputs are sourced or explicitly labeled as unavailable.

Affiliate / advertiser disclosure: Goldrush may receive compensation from some featured companies. No ranking, score, fee, minimum, or recommendation goes live unless it can be cited or clearly labeled as unpublished/unverified.
CompanyCurrent stateMinimumTransparencyAction
Augusta Precious MetalsCapture official fee/minimum pages, request info kit, then score transparency.
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GoldcoCapture official fee/minimum pages, BBB profile, and regulatory search.
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Birch Gold GroupCapture official cost claims and mark unpublished fees explicitly if absent.
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Dealer comparison

Premium tracking comes before dealer rankings.

The first premium-over-spot table will publish only after source screenshots and a repeatable capture methodology are archived.

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Guides

For people who want gold exposure without getting sold.

Guide

Gold IRA fees explained

Setup fees, annual admin, storage, spreads — and what to watch for.

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Physical gold vs ETF

Liquidity, custody, taxes, and counterparty risk compared.

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Guide

Gold IRA scam red flags

Pressure tactics, vague fees, celebrity endorsements, and unrealistic promises.

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