Inherited IRA to Gold - Anyone Done This?

• •Just looking for some shared experiences or advice here.
• •My mother passed about a year ago, and I inherited her traditional IRA.
• •It's sitting at just under $300k, and truthfully, I'm not thrilled with its current allocation.

Just looking for some shared experiences or advice here. My mother passed about a year ago, and I inherited her traditional IRA. It's sitting at just under $300k, and truthfully, I'm not thrilled with its current allocation. It's mostly in pretty conservative mutual funds, which made sense for her, but I’m a bit more forward-thinking and research-driven, as one might expect from a professor. I'm in my mid-40s, based here in Richmond, and starting to seriously think about how to best manage this money for the long haul, especially with all the economic uncertainty swirling around.

I've been heavily researching alternative assets, and a Gold IRA has really caught my attention. The idea of physical precious metals as a hedge against inflation and market volatility is compelling, particularly with an inherited account where the tax implications are a bit different than my own Roth. I've read through a ton of white papers and historical analyses on gold’s performance during downturns, and the data is pretty convincing. My main concern is the process itself – moving an inherited IRA into a self-directed gold IRA.

Has anyone here gone through this specific process – converting an inherited traditional IRA into a Gold IRA? What were the biggest hurdles? Did you find a custodian that was particularly helpful or, conversely, one that made things unnecessarily difficult? I’m looking for any direct experience with the rollover steps, fees involved, or even just general feelings about the decision post-conversion. I’m thinking about allocating around 10-15% of the total, maybe a bit more depending on what I learn. Any insights would be hugely appreciated!