Anyone else seriously eyeing gold with these inflation numbers?

• •It's been my personal hedge against the kind of uncertainty we seem to be swimming in lately.
• •My initial dive into a Gold IRA was back around 2010 after the financial crisis, mainly as a long-term insurance policy.
• •It's paid off more as a stability anchor than a massive growth engine, which is exactly what I wanted.

Okay, so I've been watching the CPI reports and the general economic tea leaves for a while now, and honestly, the inflation numbers are starting to make me a little antsy. I'm a doctor up here in Boston, and while my portfolio is pretty diversified (got my stocks, real estate, etc.), I've always kept a decent chunk in gold – roughly 10-15% of my ~800k portfolio is usually in precious metals, mostly physical gold in an IRA. It's been my personal hedge against the kind of uncertainty we seem to be swimming in lately.

My initial dive into a Gold IRA was back around 2010 after the financial crisis, mainly as a long-term insurance policy. It's paid off more as a stability anchor than a massive growth engine, which is exactly what I wanted. But with inflation ticking up month after month, and the Fed trying to talk tough while still navigating a very delicate economy, I'm finding myself seriously considering increasing my allocation to gold. I'm thinking another 5% or so, maybe pulling from some of my more speculative tech plays that feel a bit overvalued right now.

Is anyone else feeling this pull? Are you actively rebalancing into more gold or other precious metals as an inflation hedge? Or do you think the current inflation is transitory and will cool off, making a bigger gold play unnecessary? Curious to hear others' perspectives, especially those with similar portfolio sizes. What's your strategy for riding out this inflationary wave?