Anyone else loading up on silver bars given the current economic climate?

• •I've been feeling increasingly uneasy about the market these past few months, and frankly, I’m not alone.
• •The whispers about a looming recession are getting louder than a Wall Street trading floor on a Monday morning.
• •But lately, I've been actively adding to my physical silver holdings, specifically in bars.

I've been feeling increasingly uneasy about the market these past few months, and frankly, I’m not alone. The whispers about a looming recession are getting louder than a Wall Street trading floor on a Monday morning. I've always had a significant chunk of my portfolio in precious metals – it's something ingrained in you after decades in finance, especially after seeing a few cycles play out. But lately, I've been actively adding to my physical silver holdings, specifically in bars.

My IRA is already pretty heavily allocated to gold and silver, but I'm talking about stacking some additional physical silver outside of that, just to have on hand. The liquidity issues we saw in 2008 still give me the chills, and I'd rather be holding something tangible than relying purely on digital assets or paper. Specifically, I've been picking up 100oz and 1000oz silver bars from a local dealer here in NYC when the price feels right. It's a significant outlay, but the peace of mind knowing I have a solid hedge against inflation and economic instability is worth it to me, especially with a 7-figure portfolio to protect.

What are others doing? Are you seeing the same red flags I am? Or am I just a paranoid old-timer who's been burned too many times? I understand the counter-arguments about opportunity cost and storage, but frankly, for me, the primary role of these metals is as an insurance policy. For those of you who are also looking to recession-proof, are you leaning more heavily into gold, or are you seeing silver as the better play right now given its industrial demand?