A Comprehensive Review of Dillon Gage Gold

• Dillon Gage is one of America's oldest and most prestigious precious metals dealers.
• Founded in 1973, the company has a reputation for professionalism and stability.
• Traders can access a wide range of precious metals and coins, as well as rare paper currency.

Dillon Gage is one of America's oldest and most prestigious precious metals dealers. Founded in 1973, the company has a reputation for professionalism and stability. Traders can access a wide range of precious metals and coins, as well as rare paper currency.

Pros Explained

1. Dillon Gage Gold offers physical gold bullion coins.

2. You can buy coins online, via the phone, or in person.

3. Dillon Gage Gold has branches in 14 states.

4. Dillon Gage Gold offers free shipping with no minimum.

5. Dillon Gage Gold has daily price updates.

6. Dillon Gage Gold has a variety of coin products, including gold bars and gold nuggets.

Cons Explained

1. Dillon Gage Gold sells only gold coins, not bars or bullion.

2. Dillon Gage Gold does not offer silver.

3. Dillon Gage Gold does not offer platinum.

4. Dillon Gage Gold does not have an affiliate program.

5. Dillon Gage Gold sells only gold, not silver or platinum.

Dillon Gage Gold has gold bars starting at $40. Their large gold coins range in price from $100 to $22,500. With lower priced gold coins, Dillon Gage Gold charges a $50 premium over the spot price. The premium rises with the price of the coin.

Cons Explained

There is a 2.49% annual management fee on accounts.

There is an additional 1% fee for accounts under $100,000.

There is a $300 minimum to open a new account.

There is no FDIC insurance.

There is a $500 minimum to trade.

There is no minimum balance requirement.

Available Courses

Dillon Gage offers courses for beginning and seasoned investors. Some of the more popular courses offered by Dillon Gage include:
Precious Metals Investing

Precious Metals Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Investing and Trading

The instructors at Dillon Gage are industry-leading experts in their fields. Almost all of Dillon Gage's instructors are successful traders. These instructors' combined experience is 150 years, and they hold 22 industry awards.

Auditing

Dillon Gage Gold, LLC, is registered in the state of Florida as a broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The firm performs audits using FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada) standards. Dillon Gage Gold is also registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Security
Dillon Gage Gold backs up its online trading platform with a state-of-the-art data storage facility that utilizes multiple independent connection points. The firm also uses a hot-standby generator, which automatically switches to a backup connection should the primary connection fail. The firm stores all of its non-public customer information on secure servers using 256-bit encryption.
Accounts
New accounts at Dillon Gage Gold are funded by WebMoney, wire transfer, and bank draft. Account balances may be viewed online, and funds may be transferred between accounts by bank draft or wire transfer.
Client Support
Dillon Gage Gold supports its clients with online account access, telephone support, and e-mail support.

Capital Markets and Corporate Finance

The firm offers a broad array of services to both public and private companies, including merger and acquisition advisory services, initial public offerings, equity offerings, and debt and equity placement services.
Dillon Gage also assists startup companies through each stage of the business cycle, from initial start-up and seed financing to venture capital and growth capital.
Capital Markets and Securities
The firm's securities attorneys and brokers are experienced in handling a broad range of securities issues, including initial public offerings, initial coin offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The attorneys and litigators at Dillon Gage are experienced in handling a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution issues, including commercial litigation, securities litigation, intellectual property disputes, and shareholder disputes.

Corporate Tax Planning

Tax planners at Dillon Gage Gold help families, individuals, and corporations minimize their tax liability through the implementation of various strategies, such as:
Tax deferral through capital losses

Tax-deferred sales through a tax-deferred exchange

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

Tax-free exchange under IRC Section 1031

Estate Planning
Estate planning involves structuring and transferring assets in a tax-efficient manner. Dillon Gage Gold's estate planning attorneys help families develop estate plans that address issues such as:
Estate taxes

Asset protection

Succession planning

Business Planning
Dillon Gage Gold's business planning attorneys advise business owners on a wide variety of business issues, including:
Structuring for tax efficiency

Succession planning

Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions often require the coordination of tax and legal professionals. Dillon Gage Gold's mergers and acquisitions attorneys help facilitate mergers and acquisitions by guiding clients through each stage of the process.

Cost Accounting

Dillon Gage Gold charges a 1% upfront fee to purchase gold bullion. The broker then charges 0.25% of the market value of the gold purchased. If you sell gold bought through the broker, you earn a 0.25% fee on the profits.
You pay a $350 dollar fee to open a Dillon Gage Gold account. The broker requires you to have at least $5,000 to deposit to start trading.
Account Minimums
The account minimum is $5,000.

Online Brokerage
Dillon Gage Gold is an online brokerage.

Commissions
Dillon Gage Gold charges a 1% fee to purchase gold bullion.

Transaction Fees
Dillon Gage Gold charges a $30 fee to sell gold bullion.

Data Feeds
Dillon Gage Gold offers several data feeds.

Data Feeds

Individual Tax Planning

Dillon Gage Gold provides tax advice and services on all aspects of personal tax planning, including:
Long-term investment and tax implications

Year-end tax planning and preparation

Estate planning

Structuring employee benefits

Corporate Tax Planning
Dillon Gage Gold provides income tax planning and tax services for businesses. The firm specializes in mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, and tax planning for closely held businesses.

Intermediate Accounting

The Intermediate Accounting course covers cash flow statements, income statements, balance sheets, and statements of stockholders' equity. It also introduces students to financial ratios and financial statement analysis.
Financial Accounting
The Financial Accounting course covers how companies report their earnings to shareholders. Students learn about accrual accounting, as well as preparing financial statements and analyzing the financial statement data.

Principles of Managerial Finance
The Principles of Managerial Finance course discusses the financial tools used by companies, including financial statements, ratios, and discounted cash flow analysis.

Securities Valuation
The Securities Valuation course focuses on how the value of stocks and bonds are determined. Students learn about valuation models, such as discounted cash flow (DCF), and use these models to analyze individual stocks and market sectors.

Corporate Finance
The Corporate Finance course covers how companies raise capital, including issuing new shares, buying back shares, and issuing bonds.

Investment Banking
The Investment Banking course covers the investment banking industry, including how investment banks operate, how corporate finance decisions are made, and how investment banks generate revenue.

Professional Responsibility

Dillon Gage Gold is registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer and a member of FINRA.
Advisory Services
Dillon Gage Gold does not offer investment advice to individuals, nor does it sell investment products directly to retail customers.

Dillon Gage Gold is compensated in two ways:

it earns commissions for selling client securities on its clients' behalf

it earns brokerage fees from its clients' trades, regardless of whether they buy and sell securities

Securities Law

The Firm's Securities Practice is nationally recognized and regarded as a leading practice in the Pacific Northwest. Representing both issuers and underwriters, the Firm's Securities Practice conducts public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions.
Our attorneys have extensive experience representing large and small public and private companies, from venture capital and private equity to venture capital and private equity.
The Firm's attorneys are consistently ranked in Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation. The firm has been awarded the Chambers USA 2020 Award for Excellence in Securities/Capital Markets, Benchmark Litigation 2020 Award for Excellence in Securities, and the prestigious Best Lawyers 2020 Award for Excellence in Securities Law.
Intellectual Property
The Firm's Intellectual Property Practice assists clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, including domestic and international patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition matters.
The Firm's Intellectual Property Practice handles all facets of intellectual property law, including patent and trademark prosecution; patent and trademark litigation; copyright and domain name disputes; licensing and technology transfer transactions; and due diligence investigations.

Taxation

In 2020, Dillon Gage Gold's annual management fee is 1.05%, and 0.15% is allocated to performance fees. The performance fee is calculated annually, and 40% of the performance fee will be applicable if the fund's benchmark index, the S&P GSCI, performs in the top 20% of its category. The performance fee will be 70% if the benchmark index outperforms the top 40% of its category. The fund only pays a performance fee if the fund's net return for the year is greater than the S&P GSCI.
Investors should note that Dillon Gage Gold shares are taxed as ordinary income. Investors also should note that Dillon Gage Gold shares are taxed as ordinary income if the fund's net return for the year exceeds the fund's hurdle rate. The hurdle rate is 100 basis points over the fund's net return.
Redemption Fee
Dillon Gage Gold imposes a redemption fee of 2.25% if redeemed within 90 days of purchase, and the fund also imposes a 1% redemption fee if redeemed within 180 days of purchase.