Feeling pretty good about my gold allocation right now

• •Watching all this economic news, the headlines about inflation and potential recession, and I can't help but feel a certain sense of calm.
• •Back in 2008, when everything went sideways, I lost a chunk of my retirement savings.
• •It was a real wake-up call, especially being a teacher – every penny counted.

Watching all this economic news, the headlines about inflation and potential recession, and I can't help but feel a certain sense of calm. Back in 2008, when everything went sideways, I lost a chunk of my retirement savings. It was a real wake-up call, especially being a teacher – every penny counted. That's when I started looking into gold, really understanding its role as a hedge.

I finally pulled the trigger a few years later and rolled over about $150k of my old 403(b) into a Gold IRA. I remember being so nervous at the time, wondering if I was doing the right thing. But frankly, seeing how things are going, it feels like one of the smartest moves I've made. My portfolio isn't immune to everything, of course, but that significant chunk holding steady in physical gold gives me a lot of peace of mind here in Phoenix.

It's not about getting rich quick, for me anyway. It's about preserving what I worked hard for. I just turned 70, so capital preservation is HUGE. I'm wondering if anyone else here, especially those who've been through a few downturns, feels the same way? Did you get into precious metals after a similar experience? What's your current allocation looking like amidst all this economic uncertainty?