Advertiser disclosure

The short version

Dollar Freedom is an independent publisher. We are not a dealer, broker, custodian, or financial adviser, and we do not sell precious metals. We keep the lights on through referral (affiliate) compensation: when you click certain links and open an account or request information from a featured company, that company may pay us.

Who pays us — and how it can affect placement

Our #1 featured partner, Newmont Capital Group, is a compensated partner. That commercial relationship is the reason it is spotlighted at the top of our rankings and across the site, and it is disclosed everywhere it appears. Compensation may influence which companies we feature, where they appear, and how prominently. It does not buy a better editorial score.

Outbound links to our featured partner are marked rel="sponsored". Links to other companies we mention for reference are marked rel="nofollow". We receive no compensation from the non-featured companies listed for comparison.

How our ratings actually work

Every editorial rating on Dollar Freedom is our own opinion, formed from publicly available information — BBB ratings and complaint records, published fee schedules, depository and custodian partners, account minimums, buyback terms, and operating history. Ratings are our independent editorial opinion, not user reviews. We do not publish user reviews, testimonials, or quotes, and we do not invent facts about any company.

• Ratings are opinions, not guarantees, and are not personalized investment advice.
• Where a fact is not publicly verifiable, we label it "not publicly disclosed" rather than guess.
• Macroeconomic figures on this site (e.g. the dollar's ~87% decline since 1971) are approximate and rounded for illustration.

Do your own research

Compensation never replaces due diligence — yours or ours. Before opening any account, verify a company's credentials directly: its current BBB rating, registrations, custodian and depository partners, and a fee schedule in writing.