Editor's Selection · Nº 01 of X

Priority
Gold.

"The only custodian in the category with a dedicated Harvard-trained economist assigned to every account, and the only one that still picks up the phone at eight in the evening."

Founded
2012
Minimum
$10,000
Depository
Delaware
BBB
A+
Accounts
11,200+
9.8 / 10
Nº 06 on the 2026 register. Priority is the most aggressive buy-back partner on the register. zero spread, a ten-business-day guaranteed-pricing window, and a same-day price-lock feature. For allocators who rank liquidity above all else, Priority is …
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The Verdict, in Brief.

Nº 06 on the 2026 register. Priority is the most aggressive buy-back partner on the register. zero spread, a ten-business-day guaranteed-pricing window, and a same-day price-lock feature. For allocators who rank liquidity above all else, Priority is the reference.
Priority is the only firm on the register that gets better the longer you hold an account with them. — E. Hartwell, Senior Editor
Nº 06 on the 2026 register. Priority is the most aggressive buy-back partner on the register. zero spread, a ten-business-day guaranteed-pricing window, and a same-day price-lock feature. For allocators who rank liquidity above all else, Priority is the reference.

Firm History & Standing.

Founded 2012, Los Angeles. Privately held by a small founding group. A+ with the BBB. Smaller book than the top five. roughly 8,000 active accounts versus Goldco's ~60,000 or AHG's ~50,000. Smaller scale means deeper per-client service, at the cost of the ecosystem features (Goldco's library, Birch's published-fee page) that come with size.

The Fee Schedule.

Flat $200 annual all-in. First-year fees waived on qualifying rollovers of $25,000+. Competitive with Birch and AHG, without Birch's public-website fee publication.

Custody & Service.

Storage at Delaware Depository and International Depository Services. Segregated is opt-in rather than default. Rollover specialists assigned at opening; wait times around five business days.

Buy-back & Liquidity.

The signature feature: 0% discount, ten-business-day execution window, same-day price-lock on written instruction. In the buy-backs we reviewed, Priority executed at the locked price in every case. including one where spot had fallen 3% during the window.

Reservations.

Small firm. 8,000 accounts versus Goldco's 60,000. means less ecosystem. No proprietary educational library, no published-fee page. For allocators who treat firm scale as a risk factor, worth noting. The $10,000 minimum matches AHG and Birch, so not distinctive on entry cost.

Who Priority is For.

The allocator whose primary concern is liquidity and buy-back economics. especially on shorter holds (3–7 years) where the spread difference compounds. Sensible for $10,000 to $50,000 accounts.