Bishop Gold Group Review

Last updated: July 13, 2026 · By White Metal Resources Editorial

Most precious-metals dealer sites keep their spread numbers off the public web. Bishop Gold Group is the rare exception. Its own Transaction Agreement, published at a permanent URL on bishopgoldgroup.com and re-verified in June 2026, prints the ranges in plain English. The Spread on Bullion is generally between 1 and 10 percent. The Spread on IRA transactions is generally between 33 and 66 percent.

That single disclosure is the reason this review starts where it does. Everything else about the company, the LA address, the 2017 filing, the Ted Nugent endorsement, follows in due course. The Spread numbers are the fact a prospect needs first, because those percentages will do more to shape the outcome of an IRA rollover than any BBB rating or celebrity ad.

What Bishop Gold Group actually is, on paper

The Better Business Bureau business profile lists the firm as Bishop Gold Group at Los Angeles, California 90067-2302 (source: BBB business profile, checked June 2026). The record gives a business incorporation date of 30 November 2017, a business start date of the same day and a business start local of the same day. Type of entity is Limited Liability Company.

The BBB profile shows a California Secretary of State license reference of 202011210174. BBB accreditation began 28 May 2020, and the BBB file itself was opened 26 March 2020. The company sits under the local BBB of Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Its listed BBB categories are Precious Metal Dealer and Bullion Coin Dealer.

The Transaction Agreement page at bishopgoldgroup.com prints a suite address for the corporate office: 1801 Century Park East, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. Three phone numbers appear across the site and BBB record: (833) 589-8100 for main sales, (833) 488-8500 on the contact and Transaction Agreement pages and (855) 519-8800 on the BBB profile. All three are current in June 2026.

The Spread disclosure hiding in the Transaction Agreement

The Transaction Agreement page defines the Spread as the gap between what Bishop pays to acquire the metal and the retail price it quotes to the client. Section 3 then prints numbers many dealers refuse to publish.

On Bullion, the Spread is generally between 1 and 10 percent. On semi-Numismatic and Numismatic coins and bars, the Spread is generally between 33 and 66 percent. On IRA transactions of any kind, the Spread is generally between 33 and 66 percent (source: bishopgoldgroup.com Transaction Agreement, checked June 2026).

Read the third number twice. Bishop is saying, in a document a client signs, that a typical retirement rollover through the firm can carry a dealer markup of one third to two thirds of the metal value acquired. That number is not a fee schedule quirk. It is the largest cost line in a precious-metals IRA, and it is often invisible on peer sites.

Give Bishop credit for putting it in writing. Then plan around it. A $50,000 rollover priced at the low end of the disclosed IRA range carries roughly $16,500 of Spread on the way in. Priced at the high end, the same $50,000 rollover carries roughly $33,000 of Spread. The metal on your custodian statement is what remains after that cost is deducted.

The Agreement also states that Bishop reserves the right to classify a metal as Bullion, semi-Numismatic or Numismatic under its own standards. Different sellers may classify the same coin differently. That is not an accusation of anything, just a note that the label attached to a coin decides which of the two ranges applies to your order.

How Bishop handles silver, platinum and palladium IRAs

Bishop's public catalog treats silver as a first-class metal, and platinum and palladium as slim afterthoughts. This is the section a white-metals-focused saver needs before anything else.

Silver: the buy-silver page carries a broad catalog. Named coins include the 1oz American Silver Eagle Common Date, the 1oz Silver Canadian Maple Leaf Common Date and a 1oz 2019 Silver Australian Kangaroo. Named rounds include 1oz Buffalo, JFK and Highland Mint Morgan rounds. Named bars run 1oz, 5oz, 10oz and 100oz weights, with Morgan, Walking Liberty and Buffalo designs at .999 purity (source: bishopgoldgroup.com buy-silver page, checked June 2026).

The page also lists a 35% silver Jefferson War Nickel, sold as a delivery collectible. Junk silver of that composition does not clear the IRS .999 fineness rule for IRA-eligible bullion, so it belongs in a direct-delivery order rather than inside a retirement account (source: 26 U.S.C. Section 408(m)(3)).

Platinum: the buy-platinum page is short. It names one IRA-relevant coin, the American Platinum Eagle at .9995 purity, and lists platinum bars and rounds only as a category. Weight options and pricing on that category sit behind a Contact Us form (source: bishopgoldgroup.com buy-platinum page, checked June 2026).

Bishop does not present a dedicated Platinum IRA product on its site. The Other Precious Metal Investment Options page groups platinum, palladium and silver together with 457, 403(b) and TSP rollover mechanics, rather than as separate metal-specific IRA tracks.

Palladium: the buy-palladium page mirrors the platinum page. It names one coin, the Canadian Maple Leaf Palladium at .9995 purity, and offers palladium bars and rounds as a category with pricing on request. The absence of a separate Palladium IRA product page is the same absence as on platinum.

The 2026 IRS rules permit .9995 platinum and palladium in a self-directed IRA. Bishop can accept those metals into an IRA if a client asks. What Bishop does not do is treat platinum or palladium as a headline IRA product with its own catalog page and pricing. A saver whose target portfolio is heavy in either metal will need to price the exact coin they want before any comparison to a four-metal dealer.

The client-chosen custodian model, and its limits

Bishop does not act as custodian on any retirement account. The setting-up-gold-ira page states that Bishop provides a list of approved self-directed custodians and asks the client to pick one. Bishop says it works exclusively with custodians that hold an A rating with the BBB (source: bishopgoldgroup.com setting-up-gold-ira, checked June 2026).

That structure is normal for a precious-metals dealer. The value in it depends entirely on which custodians are on the list. Bishop does not publish the list on the public site, so a prospect cannot compare custodian fees before making contact. The two most common self-directed IRA administrators in the sector, Equity Trust and STRATA Trust Company, publish separate annual fee schedules that vary by account size.

Request the current list of Bishop-approved custodians in writing before you sign. Request the annual account fee, the annual asset-based fee, and the wire-in and wire-out fees for each. A dealer that hands the custodian choice to the client should also hand over the fee sheet.

Depositories, delivery time and the $1 billion insurance line

Bishop names two depositories on the setting-up-gold-ira page: Brink's Global Service and Delaware Depository. Both are widely used across the US precious-metals IRA sector. Both are IRS-approved trustees for physical metal held inside a self-directed IRA.

Bishop states on the same page that client metals are insured up to $1 billion against property and casualty losses. That figure is a depository-level policy on the vault contents rather than a per-account guarantee. Depository insurance covers the vault, not the market value of a rollover after the Spread is deducted.

Delivery time is stated in the Transaction Agreement. Bishop targets shipment of metal to the client depository account within 28 days after the client has paid the invoice and funds have cleared. Partial shipments are permitted under the Agreement. Non-IRA orders ship to the client address on the same 28-day target.

Fees Bishop does not publish, and why that matters more than the spread

The setting-up-gold-ira page ends with a plain note: as with any retirement plan, set-up and annual fees apply, and clients should contact Bishop to learn more. The numbers themselves are not on the site. Neither the rollover fee, nor the annual admin line, nor the annual depository storage line appears on any public Bishop page checked in June 2026.

That silence is common in the sector. It is also, on the retirement side, less consequential than the Spread that Bishop already discloses. A published $80 annual storage line matters less to a $50,000 balance over ten years than a Spread of 33 to 66 percent at rollover. The published fee no dealer wants to talk about is the largest one, and Bishop is at least honest about the range.

What to do with the silence: request a written fee sheet listing set-up, annual admin, annual storage (segregated versus commingled), wire fees and any distribution fees. Ask which of the two depositories will hold your specific account before the paperwork is signed.

The endorser-first brand: Ted Nugent, Sean Spicer and Newsmax

Bishop's home page opens with two named endorsers. Ted Nugent is quoted as "Rock Icon" saying he chooses Bishop in times of economic uncertainty. Sean Spicer is quoted as "Former White House Press Secretary and Host of the Sean Spicer Show" saying he turns to Bishop in market downturns (source: bishopgoldgroup.com home page, checked June 2026).

The site's Featured On section references Newsmax, Yahoo Finance, IBTimes Singapore, Forbes Israel and Global Banking and Finance. Bishop distributed a Yahoo Finance press release in 2023 announcing Ted Nugent as an official endorser. A Newsmax specialty campaign under the URL specials/bishopgoldgroup-preciousmetals ran into 2025.

Endorsements are not a factual claim about product quality. They are a decision by the endorser to lend a name to a paid arrangement. Federal Trade Commission rules require material connections between an endorser and an advertiser to be disclosed on the surface where the endorsement appears (source: FTC Endorsement Guides, checked June 2026). Bishop does not publish the terms of the Nugent or Spicer arrangements.

What that shifts, and does not shift: a prospect who values a familiar brand voice can find one on the site. A prospect who wants to price the metal will still have to work through the Spread, the custodian list, and the storage line. The endorser row does not change any of those three numbers.

The BBB signal after eight years on file

Bishop is an accredited BBB business under the BBB of Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Accreditation began 28 May 2020, and the profile shows an A+ rating in June 2026. Years in business are listed as 8, matching the 30 November 2017 incorporation date (source: BBB business profile, checked June 2026).

The BBB Latest Reviews carousel on the profile shows short, positive summaries from clients identified as Charles F, Tim L and Sam L. One of the summaries references a former retirement account being transferred to Bishop, a stated 1 percent premium disclosed by a Bishop representative, and a mention of covered redemption fees. The premium referenced falls at the low end of the Transaction Agreement Bullion Spread range.

Zero complaints is not the story here. Eight years on the record is a longer track than most sector peers reviewed on this site. Any dealer on the record for eight years has accumulated some complaint volume; the BBB profile handles complaints on a rolling three-year reporting basis, so older items may not appear. Read the current reviews and complaints tabs directly before you sign, because that page updates continuously.

Regulatory record on federal search tools

Two federal search tools give a working read on any adverse regulatory record for a precious-metals dealer. Neither returns a hit for Bishop Gold Group in June 2026.

An SEC EDGAR full-text search for "Bishop Gold Group" returns zero filings across the entire date range (source: SEC EDGAR full-text search, checked June 2026). A CFTC Reparations, Adjudication and Findings advisory list search returns no matching enforcement entry visible in the sector list, checked June 2026.

Neither absence is a clean bill of health. A dealer that never registered would never have a filing to flag. Neither absence is a warning either. It is a useful lack of adverse signal at the federal level as of the check date. Update the two searches yourself before you commit funds, because both databases refresh continuously.

Bishop Gold Group at a glance

The table below reports only what bishopgoldgroup.com and the BBB profile publish on their own pages, plus the two verifiable federal-source results. Anything the company does not disclose is marked as such so you know where to ask.

Sources: bishopgoldgroup.com pages for home, setting-up-gold-ira, gold-ira-rollover, buy-silver, buy-platinum, buy-palladium, contact, faq and Transaction Agreement, checked June 2026. BBB business profile for Bishop Gold Group of Los Angeles, checked June 2026. SEC EDGAR full-text search, checked June 2026. Verify all current BBB rating, complaint volume, review counts and fee figures directly before signing any transfer form.

Bishop published spread ranges, charted

Because Bishop's Spread numbers do not appear anywhere else on the site or the BBB profile, the chart below plots them exactly as they read in Section 3 of the Transaction Agreement. The Bullion line is the lower band. The IRA line is the upper band. The chart uses only these four verified endpoints from a single primary source.

Practical read: a saver who buys plain bullion outside a retirement account pays a Spread band that would be considered normal for the sector. The same saver, on the same coin, inside an IRA can pay several times more. That gap is where the retirement-side decisions live.

What spread and storage cost your balance over time

Spread is a one-time hit at rollover. Storage and admin fees compound quietly for years. The calculator below runs both alongside so you can see, in dollars, what a specific Bishop quote would cost across a full retirement horizon. Plug in the Spread you are quoted in writing, the storage line Bishop confirms, and the balance you plan to move.

The point of the exercise is not a single verdict on Bishop. It is to see, in dollars, what a given Spread claims from a given balance up front, and what an annual storage line claims over ten or twenty years. Once those numbers are on the page, the comparison to any peer becomes concrete rather than emotional.

How to open a precious-metals IRA with a dealer like Bishop

The steps below follow the federal rules that apply to every compliant precious-metals dealer, Bishop included. There is no shortcut. The predictability is the point: a bad process is a bad dealer, not the sector default.

1. Request a specialist call with no commitment. Use the company website form or the direct sales line. The initial call gathers your source account, your timeline and your target metal.
2. Confirm your source account is eligible to move. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs, 401(k) accounts from a former employer, 403(b) plans, 457(b) plans and the TSP can generally roll to a self-directed IRA.
3. Ask for the Spread on the exact coin or bar, in writing. Bishop's Transaction Agreement discloses ranges; a written quote fixes the number that applies to your order.
4. Ask for the Bishop-approved custodian list and the fee sheet. Confirm the annual account fee, the annual asset-based fee and any wire-in and wire-out fees before you pick.
5. Fund the account by direct rollover or direct transfer. A direct transfer moves funds custodian to custodian and avoids the 60-day rollover deadline and the 20 percent mandatory federal withholding that applies to indirect plan distributions.
6. Pick IRS-eligible metal. Silver at .999, gold at .995, platinum and palladium at .9995. Favor common bullion coins and approved refiner bars over graded numismatic products carrying markups that dwarf melt value.
7. Confirm the specific US depository and storage election. The metal has to sit at an IRS-approved US depository, not at home. Ask which of Brink's or Delaware Depository will hold your account, and whether storage is segregated or commingled.

Who Bishop fits, and who it does not

When a precious-metals IRA is the wrong call

An honest review has to name the cases where no dealer is the right fit for a specific reader, not just where a specific dealer is not the right fit.

• You may need the money within a few years. Gold, silver, platinum and palladium can swing hard short-term, and selling means crossing the dealer Spread again. Before age 59.5, a distribution without a qualifying exception carries a 10 percent federal additional tax on top of ordinary income tax (source: IRS Publication 590-B, checked June 2026).
• Your total retirement balance is small. Fixed annual custodian and storage costs punish small accounts hardest, because the same dollar cost is a larger share of a smaller balance. A high Spread on entry compounds the effect.
• You have no other retirement savings. A physical-metal IRA belongs alongside a broader base, not in place of one.
• You are hunting a guaranteed return. Nobody can predict where metal prices will go. Any pitch that promises guaranteed gains is a warning sign, not an opportunity.

If any of the above describes your situation, slow down. Talk to a licensed advisor about whether physical metal fits your plan at all before you compare dealers.

Bishop Gold Group questions, answered

Is Bishop Gold Group a legitimate company?

Bishop Gold Group is a Los Angeles LLC incorporated 30 November 2017, BBB accredited since 28 May 2020 and rated A+ in June 2026. The BBB profile shows the California Secretary of State license reference 202011210174. Whether the account is a good fit for your specific situation is a separate question, and one for a licensed advisor rather than a website.

Does Bishop Gold Group offer a Silver IRA, a Platinum IRA and a Palladium IRA?

Bishop sells all four IRS-permissible metals and can accept them into a self-directed IRA. Silver receives a broad public catalog with named coins and bars. Platinum and palladium each appear as a single named coin plus a bars and rounds category with pricing on request. Neither ships as a headline IRA product line (source: bishopgoldgroup.com buy-silver, buy-platinum and buy-palladium pages, checked June 2026).

What is Bishop Gold Group’s minimum for a precious-metals IRA?

Bishop does not publish a numeric IRA rollover minimum on the public pages checked in June 2026. Ask the specialist for the current minimum in writing before you commit to a call sequence, so that the requirement is fixed rather than moving.

What Spread does Bishop Gold Group disclose in its Transaction Agreement?

Section 3 of the Transaction Agreement, checked June 2026, states three ranges. The Bullion Spread is generally between 1 and 10 percent. The semi-Numismatic and Numismatic Spread is generally between 33 and 66 percent. The IRA transaction Spread is generally between 33 and 66 percent. Bishop states the actual Spread on a client's purchase is disclosed during the purchase confirmation call.

Where does Bishop Gold Group store the IRA metal?

Bishop names two depositories on the setting-up-gold-ira page: Brink's Global Service and Delaware Depository. Both are IRS-approved trustees. Bishop states that client metals are insured up to $1 billion against property and casualty losses at the vault level. Federal law requires IRA metal to sit with an IRS-approved trustee at an approved US depository (source: IRS collectibles snapshot, checked June 2026).

Does Bishop Gold Group guarantee to buy metal back?

No. Section 4 of the Transaction Agreement states that the law prohibits Bishop from guaranteeing repurchase. Bishop may make a repurchase offer, and the offer can be raised or lowered at the company's discretion. Any liquidity assumption in a plan should be independent of a stated buyback path.

Who endorses Bishop Gold Group?

The home page names Ted Nugent and Sean Spicer as endorsers. Press placements referenced across the site include Newsmax, Yahoo Finance and IBTimes Singapore. Endorsements are paid arrangements. Under the FTC Endorsement Guides, material connections between an endorser and an advertiser must be disclosed on the surface where the endorsement appears.

Is Bishop Gold Group registered with the SEC or CFTC?

No. An SEC EDGAR full-text search for "Bishop Gold Group" returns zero filings and the CFTC advisory list shows no matching enforcement entry, both checked June 2026. US precious-metals dealers are not, as a class, subject to financial-regulator registration; Bishop's status matches the sector default.

Does White Metal Resources earn a commission on Bishop Gold Group?

No. We have no affiliate relationship with Bishop Gold Group. No link on this page points to bishopgoldgroup.com. We earn nothing if you choose Bishop. This review reflects public record only.