Fed Rate Decision - Am I Crazy for Feeling Chill About My Gold IRA?

• •Okay, so the Fed just held rates constant, which honestly, I kinda expected.
• •My immediate thought wasn't panic, but almost relief?
• •I’m a marketing exec here in Minneapolis, and the goal is to be done with the rat race by 55.

Okay, so the Fed just held rates constant, which honestly, I kinda expected. My immediate thought wasn't panic, but almost relief? I’ve got about $180k tucked away in my Gold IRA with Augusta Precious Metals, and it’s been a cornerstone of my early retirement plan for a while now. I’m a marketing exec here in Minneapolis, and the goal is to be done with the rat race by 55. I’m 47 now, so that’s less than a decade, and every move the Fed makes feels like it could throw a wrench in those plans.

I know the conventional wisdom is that higher rates can sometimes be a headwind for gold since it doesn't offer a yield. But watching the bond market and the general economic uncertainty, I just feel... safer. Like, my physical gold isn't going anywhere. It’s not producing dividends or interest, sure, but it’s real. And frankly, with all the geopolitical drama and inflation fears that never truly go away, I feel like I'm holding something genuinely tangible. I picked Augusta because their direct-to-consumer model and fee structure seemed transparent, and the whole process was pretty seamless.

Am I alone in feeling this way? Is there anyone else out there who sees these "no change" Fed decisions and just breathes a sigh of relief because it means less market volatility affecting their gold, even if it's not directly boosting it? Or am I being naive and missing some underlying factor that should have me more concerned?

Would love to hear some other perspectives, especially from folks who are also heavily weighted in physical precious metals. How are you all strategizing given the current economic climate and the Fed's stance?