Before you place an order online or buy precious metals from another dealer, you owe it to yourself to educate yourself. Why is Royal Metals Group the "Industry Gold Standard" of precious metals dealers? Without using a Trusted Advisor to meet one-on-one with you the client, it is virtually impossible to comply with Federal Bank Secrecy Laws and the Patriot Act. On January 1st 2006, precious metals dealers were reclassified as "Financial Institutions" under the BSA/Patriot Act. How does this affect you? Please read our BSA/AML-Patriot Act policy to gain a better understanding of our obligations to you as an American and to our country- hence "The Patriot Act" Modern complexities of the "Bank Secrecy Act" (hereafter "BSA") and "Patriot Act" have made a profound impact on the precious metals industry/dealers. At Royal Metals Group, we understand the process of maintaining compliance with Federal laws. The "BSA" is structured to help financial institutions adhere to "Anti-Money Laundering" regulations and to "Know Your Customer" policies in the "BSA". Your Trusted Advisor guarantees to us, the validity of your government issued photo identification to implement the "Customer Identification Program" of the "BSA." This guarantee is similar to a notary. By employing our national network of Trusted Advisors business model, Royal Metals Group can maintain compliance with Federal Law(s) With your assistance, we can all do our part to fight the war against terrorism.