Anyone else thinking seriously about recession-proofing with PMs right now?

• •My gut says diversify further into silver, maybe some platinum, beyond just the gold.
• •What are your strategies for riding out a potential downturn?
• •One thing I'm trying to wrap my head around are the tax implications if I decide to shift more significant portions of my existing portfolio.

Okay, so I've been feeling a bit antsy lately with all the economic talk, and as a military retiree here in San Diego, financial security is pretty much my number one priority. I've got a decent chunk of change, somewhere north of $300k in my retirement portfolio, and a good portion of that is already in precious metals through my Gold IRA. I did that specifically because of the whole "safe haven" aspect, but now I'm starting to wonder if I should be doing more given the current climate.

I mean, inflation is still high, interest rates are… well, they’re doing their thing, and every other headline is screaming about a potential recession. My gut says diversify further into silver, maybe some platinum, beyond just the gold. I’ve always seen precious metals as the ultimate long-term play, especially when things go sideways, but is anyone else buying aggressively right now? What are your strategies for riding out a potential downturn?

One thing I'm trying to wrap my head around are the tax implications if I decide to shift more significant portions of my existing portfolio. I recently found this Tax Calculator tool online that seems pretty helpful for figuring out what I might be looking at, but it's still a lot to consider. It’s one thing to understand the concept of tax-advantaged accounts, it's another to actually model out different scenarios.

I’m mostly interested in hearing from others who are actively managing their PM holdings with an eye on the current economic forecasts. Are you rebalancing? Holding steady? Or, like me, considering pushing a bit more into physical assets outside of just the Gold IRA? Any thoughts on specific metals or allocation percentages would be super helpful. Just trying to keep my ducks in a row for whatever comes next.