Finally embracing silver for my IRA - any Nashville

• •I finally took the plunge a few months ago and started building up my silver IRA.
• •Not gonna lie, it's a different feeling than gold.
• •I'm mostly targeting 10oz and 100oz bars right now.

So, after dipping my toe into the gold IRA world last year (got about 80k in there now, mostly in some nice government issued coins), I decided it was time to diversify a bit more. My financial advisor, bless his heart, kept talking about how silver has more industrial uses and could potentially have bigger upside, especially with inflation still being a beast. I finally took the plunge a few months ago and started building up my silver IRA. Not gonna lie, it's a different feeling than gold.

I'm mostly targeting 10oz and 100oz bars right now. I like the idea of larger increments for storage and fewer individual pieces to track. Also, the premiums feel a bit more manageable on the bigger bars. I'm definitely a long-term hold on this stuff – I see it as a hedge against the general insanity of the market, and something concrete to pass down. My kids aren't exactly clamoring for my vintage guitar collection, but silver? At least it's money.

Anyone else in Nashville doing the silver IRA thing? I'm curious about how people are approaching their allocations. I put about 20k into silver so far, which feels like a good start given my overall holdings. I’m thinking about bumping it up another 10-15k over the next year, depending on how these next few interest rate hikes play out. I'm usually pretty good with numbers (spent enough time counting royalties!), but the tax implications for these things can be a real head-scratcher. I’ve been using that Tax Calculator tool a lot lately to try and get a handle on it all, which has been surprisingly helpful.

What's your strategy for silver in an IRA? Are you focusing on bars, coins, specific mints? I’ve been leaning towards some of the recognized refiners like Royal Canadian Mint or Johnson Matthey, just for peace of mind. Any brands or types of silver you'd recommend avoiding?