Follow the money. Before you send it.
We investigate the companies that sell gold, silver and “safe” retirement products, and the people who run them. We look at public records, regulatory actions and the accounts of customers and vendors, and we publish what we find.
OASIS
GOLD GROUP
Allegations of unpaid marketing vendors, a closed company, and a founder who has moved on to his publishing business.
News & case files
Enforcement actions, court orders and regulator warnings from the precious-metals and retirement-investment market, with the context you need.
“Safe” gold, unsafe markups: what regulators want every retiree to know before a gold IRA rollover
The CFTC, FINRA and NASAA issued a joint warning about precious-metals sellers who target people near retirement. We turned it into a practical checklist.
$69 million for $30 million of coins: inside the Red Rock Secured order
A federal court ordered a California precious-metals dealer and two executives to pay more than $56 million. The sales script behind the case is still used across the industry.
The $185 million Metals.com case and the retirement savings behind it
The CFTC and 30 states accused a group of dealers of selling bullion at up to 300% over market price, mostly to older customers using retirement money.
Companies under scrutiny
Our in-depth reports put each company's public profile beside the complaints, records and allegations around it.
Oasis Gold Group: the vendors who say they were never paid
A gold IRA company closes in 2025. The marketing vendors say their invoices went unpaid. The founder, Matthew D'Lando, continues running The Alternative Daily. We put together the timeline, the corporate records and the unanswered questions.
Six red flags in a precious-metals pitch
These are the patterns regulators describe again and again in precious-metals fraud cases. If a sales call has two or more of them, stop and get independent advice.
The markup is never in writing
Ask for the total spread, commission and fees as a percentage. Legitimate dealers answer. In court cases, markups of 100–300% were hidden inside the “price.”
“Move your IRA now”
Pressure to roll over retirement savings quickly, often into a self-directed IRA, where custodians usually do not vet the asset or the seller.
Bullion becomes “special” coins
You call about gold bars and end up with “rare,” “limited” or “proof” coins that carry far higher markups and are hard to resell near their price.
Fear sells the deal
Talk of bank collapses, confiscation or government seizure of your IRA, used to rush you past ordinary questions.
Borrowed trust
Celebrity, religious or political endorsements, paid “featured in” articles, and claims of special ties to national mints.
No clear buy-back price
Ask what they would pay you for the same metal today. The gap between buy and sell is your immediate loss.
Records first. Then the story.
Every report starts with documents we can point to: corporate registries, court dockets, regulator releases, complaints and the company's own marketing.
Collect
Tips from customers, vendors and former staff, plus the company's public claims.
Verify
We check claims against state registries, court records, BBB files and regulatory databases.
Right of reply
Subjects can send corrections or a response. Material responses are added to the report.
Publish & update
Reports are dated and updated as records change or new information arrives.
Lost money, or left with an unpaid invoice?
Tell us what happened. Include the company name, dates, amounts and any documents. We read every submission and never publish your identity without permission.