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For physical gold, silver, platinum and most other precious-metal bullion and coins, the IRS treats them as “collectibles,” so long-term capital gains are taxed at a special maximum rate of 28% rather...
Rapid investor demand for silver via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025–2025 materially tightened the available pool of deliverable physical silver: large ETF inflows added tens of millions of ounce...
A small number of listed bullion trusts explicitly support a shareholder making a — are a confirmed example that provides the PFIC annual statements needed to elect . Making a QEF election requires fi...
The are in a powerful, demand-driven rally carried by , massive investor inflows into physical and ETF holdings, and supply constraints—especially in silver—while political turmoil has amplified safe‑...
in metals markets have recurred in different shapes — from backlogs that pushed retail premiums higher for weeks to months, to closures and export logjams that produced regional premium spreads that p...