Anyone else eyeing more gold with these recession whispers?

• •Okay, so I've been seeing a lot more chatter lately about a potential recession hitting sometime next year, and honestly, it's got me thinking.
• •I've got a good chunk of my retirement savings (we're talking probably around $180k right now) in a Gold IRA, and it's been performing solidly.
• •I initially got into it a few years back as a hedge – wanted some peace of mind with the stock market doing its usual rollercoaster thing.

Okay, so I've been seeing a lot more chatter lately about a potential recession hitting sometime next year, and honestly, it's got me thinking. I've got a good chunk of my retirement savings (we're talking probably around $180k right now) in a Gold IRA, and it's been performing solidly. I initially got into it a few years back as a hedge – wanted some peace of mind with the stock market doing its usual rollercoaster thing. As a marketing exec, I see enough bubbles and bursts in my day job, I don't need it in my nest egg too.

My goal is to retire early, probably in the next 10-12 years, and I'm wondering if now's the time to actively increase my precious metals allocation. I mean, gold and silver usually do well when everything else is tanking, right? I'm based here in Minneapolis, and honestly, the local economy feels a little… shaky. We’re not exactly booming, and inflation is definitely hitting the grocery bill harder than I’d like.

I'm torn between feeling like I should be aggressively piling into more physical gold or just letting my current IRA ride. What are others doing? Are you actively buying more precious metals as a recession-proofing strategy, or are you just sticking to your guns and riding it out with your current allocation? Any thoughts on silver as a potentially better buy right now given its industrial uses?