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Gen Z should skip gold entirely and go crypto
Look, I'm going to say what everyone's thinking but afraid to say: Gold IRAs are boomer advice that doesn't apply to millennials.
I'm 32. I have 30+ years until retirement. Why would I lock up money in gold that historically returns 8% when I could be in index funds returning 10-12%?
The math doesn't add up. Gold is for people scared of their own shadow, not for young investors with time horizons.
Change my mind.
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thomas_walker
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about 2 months ago
Genuinely curious — has anyone here actually tried to liquidate from their gold IRA? How smooth was that process?
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andrew_roberts
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about 2 months ago
Been looking into this myself — the fees on some of these custodians are wild. Anyone found one that doesn't gouge you?
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laura_sanchez
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about 2 months ago
My advisor told me 10-15% in gold is the sweet spot but I went heavier. We'll see how it plays out.
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daniel_wright
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about 2 months ago
I was pretty skeptical about another gold IRA forum but the tools here on GIRAB actually surprised me — the calculator alone saved me hours of spreadsheet work.
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kenneth_parker
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about 2 months ago
Genuinely curious — has anyone here actually tried to liquidate from their gold IRA? How smooth was that process?
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gary_stewart
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about 2 months ago
I keep going back and forth between gold and silver allocations. The gold-to-silver ratio right now is making silver look attractive.
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