Custodian fees — feeling like I'm getting fleeced, anyone else?

• •Okay, so I've been looking closer at the fees my current Gold IRA custodian is charging, and honestly, it’s starting to feel a bit rich.
• •Spokane isn't exactly the global financial hub, so I just went with who the family advisor recommended back then.
• •Now that the portfolio is closer to $450k, those percentages on storage and administration really start to add up.

Okay, so I've been looking closer at the fees my current Gold IRA custodian is charging, and honestly, it’s starting to feel a bit rich. I’ve had this account for about five years now, starting with a chunk from the trust when I turned 25 – around $300k initially, mostly in physical gold and some silver. Spokane isn't exactly the global financial hub, so I just went with who the family advisor recommended back then. Now that the portfolio is closer to $450k, those percentages on storage and administration really start to add up. I know it’s for security and all that, but what's a reasonable range these days?

I’m trying to plan out the next few decades for this wealth to, you know, actually be generational, and not just slowly eaten away by fees. My dad always said to keep an eye on the little things, and these custodian fees are starting to feel like a pretty big "little thing." I'm also looking at potentially adding more to the gold allocation in my overall portfolio, so I want to make sure I’m set up with a company that isn't going to nickel and dime me into oblivion down the line. It's not like I'm actively trading this stuff, it's buy-and-hold for the long haul.

Has anyone here recently shopped around for better custodian fees? Or have insights into what’s typical for accounts in the mid-six figures? Are all the big players basically the same, or are there some hidden gems out there with more transparent or fixed-rate structures? I used that Retirement Planner tool a while back to model out some scenarios, and even slight fee differences made a huge impact over 20-30 years. Feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options and just want to make sure I'm not leaving money on the table for nothing.