Our Expert Contributors
Our contributors
USBuyGold is written by a small team with real, hands-on experience in precious metals — former dealers, a numismatist, a markets analyst, a retirement-accounts specialist, and editors who have spent years around this industry. Each person leads the topics they know best, and everything is edited to one independent standard.
Authority on a money topic should come from people who’ve actually done the work. Here’s who writes and reviews the site, and what each of them focuses on.
Jordan Bell
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Founder and editor-in-chief; 15+ years following metals markets, with a background in financial writing.
Marcus Halloran
Senior Markets Analyst
Senior markets analyst; economics background and 18 years analyzing commodities and macro drivers of gold.
Diane Whitfield
Precious-Metals Dealer Specialist
Dealer specialist; 22 years running a coin shop, focused on buying gold and vetting dealers.
Reuben Sandoval
Silver & Bullion Specialist
Silver and bullion specialist; career bullion trader focused on silver products, premiums, and refiners.
Karen Pruitt
Retirement Accounts Editor
Retirement accounts editor; 15 years in self-directed IRA administration and retirement planning.
Anthony DiMarco
Tax & Compliance Contributor
Tax and compliance contributor; tax preparer focused on investment income and precious-metals reporting rules.
Lena Frost
Consumer-Protection & Scams Editor
Consumer-protection editor; investigative-journalism background focused on metals fraud and high-pressure sales.
Victor Osei
Numismatics & Coins Specialist
Numismatics specialist; 25 years collecting, grading, and authenticating coins and bullion.
Priya Raman
Data & Tools Editor
Data and tools editor; finance data-analyst background; builds and validates the site's calculators.
Grace Albright
Managing Editor & Standards
Managing editor; journalism background; runs the site's fact-checking, review, and standards process.
How we work together
Specialists lead the subjects in their lane, but every page is edited to a single house standard and checked before it publishes. We hold ourselves to published editorial standards, research dealers with a transparent review methodology, and disclose exactly how we make money. We’re independent — no dealer owns us, and no one pays for a better review.
Explore the guides in this series
10 in-depth guides
Anthony DiMarco
Anthony DiMarco is tax & compliance contributor at USBuyGold, focused on taxes, irs reporting, compliance.
Read the guide02Diane Whitfield
Diane Whitfield is precious-metals dealer specialist at USBuyGold, focused on buying gold, where to buy, dealer vetting.
Read the guide03Grace Albright
Grace Albright is managing editor & standards at USBuyGold, focused on editorial standards, review methodology, fact-checking.
Read the guide04Jordan Bell
Jordan Bell is founder & editor-in-chief at USBuyGold, focused on editorial direction and investment strategy.
Read the guide05Karen Pruitt
Karen Pruitt is retirement accounts editor at USBuyGold, focused on gold & silver iras, fees, custodians.
Read the guide06Lena Frost
Lena Frost is consumer-protection & scams editor at USBuyGold, focused on scams, red flags, authentication, disclosures.
Read the guide07Marcus Halloran
Marcus Halloran is senior markets analyst at USBuyGold, focused on gold as an investment, macro drivers, returns.
Read the guide08Priya Raman
Priya Raman is data & tools editor at USBuyGold, focused on calculators, historical returns, charts.
Read the guide09Reuben Sandoval
Reuben Sandoval is silver & bullion specialist at USBuyGold, focused on buying silver, bars and coins, stacking.
Read the guide10Victor Osei
Victor Osei is numismatics & coins specialist at USBuyGold, focused on coins, grading, authentication, bars vs coins.
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