Finally feeling vindicated about my gold play with these inflation numbers

Totally get this feeling. I remember my dad trying to convince me to put just a little bit of my savings into gold back around 2018-2019. I wasn't really paying attention to the economic indicators then, just thought it was an old-school boomer thing. Fast forward to now, and he's not even saying "I told you so," just giving me that knowing look. Kicking myself for not listening sooner!

Totally get that feeling, it's wild to look back. Just out of curiosity, when you say "money supply chiffres" were you looking at M1 or M2, or something else entirely?

Totally get the feeling of being proven right, it's a good one! But I'm not sure if the recent inflation numbers are quite the vindication for *gold* specifically. While general inflation definitely makes hard assets look better, gold's performance has been a bit more nuanced. It hasn't exactly shot to the moon alongside skyrocketing food and energy prices, has it? Might be more about the broader "things are expensive" sentiment than gold being the ultimate inflation hedge in this particular cycle.

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Totally feel this. I got into gold and silver around 2020/2021 for pretty much the exact same reasons. The writing was on the wall with the money printers going brrr. My parents thought I was crazy, but now? They're asking *me* for advice. It's a weird feeling, but definitely vindicating.

Totally tracking with you on the vindication these days. I started my Gold IRA back in '21 with about 70k, mostly in Eagles, after seeing the writing on the wall with the money printers. My biggest concern now is really about the future liquidity of these physical assets if the market *really* tanks in a way we haven't seen – beyond just a normal recession. Are folks planning on finding local dealers or are there better, more established routes for offloading significant quantities of physical gold from a self-directed IRA while avoiding huge fees?

Couldn't agree more with the sentiment. I remember getting some flak from my usual group at the club a few years back for putting a sizable chunk of my liquid portfolio, about 10%, into physical gold in my IRA. Seeing these inflation numbers, and the corresponding performance, is genuinely vindicating. It's not just about the money, it's about making a sound, long-term decision.

Couldn't agree more, it's definitely a relief seeing these numbers after feeling like a bit of an outlier for so long. I've been DCAing into my Gold IRA for a couple of years now, mostly physical allocated gold. Given the current geopolitical climate on top of the inflation, do you think we'll start seeing a more significant shift from traditional retirement accounts into precious metals, or will it remain a niche strategy for most folks?

Absolutely know that feeling, friend. I remember back in '08, watching my tech stocks absolutely crater – I lost close to half my paper wealth in a matter of months. That sick feeling in my stomach, the sleepless nights staring at the Scottsdale ceiling... that's when I diversified HARD into physical gold for the first time. It wasn't about getting rich, it was about *not* losing everything again. Fast forward to now, with the market doing its rollercoaster thing and inflation eating away at savings, it's not vindication so much as a quiet, steady confidence knowing a significant chunk of my 5M+ portfolio is sitting there, solid, unshakeable. That peace of mind? Priceless.

Totally resonate with this – I just dipped my toes in 6 months ago with about $150k from a diverse portfolio, mostly as a hedge against the kind of inflation we're seeing now. My advisor up here in Louisville walked me through the process, but I'm still learning. What percentage are you guys comfortable holding in gold long-term? I'm at about 20% right now, and wondering if I should re-evaluate.

Honestly, while I get the "vindication" vibe, my take is a bit different. I pulled about 15% of my gold holdings out last summer – good chunk of that 80k I put in back in '21 – to scoop up some undervalued real estate here in Boise. The inflation numbers *are* wild, but sometimes getting too comfortable with one asset, even gold, means missing other opportunities. Just something to chew on.

Totally get that feeling, man. I remember back in 2020, people thought I was nuts for moving a good chunk of my 401k into a Gold IRA when things felt so uncertain. My wife was particularly skeptical, but seeing these inflation numbers, especially with what gas costs down here in Savannah, makes me sleep a lot easier knowing that 15% of my retirement is in something tangible and not just paper. For anyone else thinking about it, don't just jump in – really research the storage fees and buyback policies of different custodians. Got burned a little early on with hidden fees before I switched providers.

Totally agree, feels good to see those numbers, right? I've been holding a Gold IRA with Augusta Precious Metals since 2021, about $75k initially, and the peace of mind watching it steadily climb while everything else is a rollercoaster has been huge. For anyone looking into it, their "Gold IRA Investor's Kit" was genuinely helpful – broke down the process and fees way better than other guides I found.

@Linda Taylor - I hear you on the vindication, and it's always good to see your foresight pay off. While I've definitely felt the pressure with inflation here in Tulsa, and my own IRA with a significant gold allocation has held strong, I've actually found myself questioning if the *next* big move for gold is necessarily upward, at least not at the same pace. I started building my allocation in 2020 after seeing market volatility, and a chunk of it is in Eagles too, but I'm looking at the broader economic picture and wondering if traditional inflation hedges might behave differently than we expect given the current global climate.

@Maria Campbell That's a bold move, Maria, taking profits like that. I completely understand the temptation, especially when you see other opportunities pop up. My own journey with gold has been a bit more hands-off, largely because of how I got into it. Back in 2020, with all the COVID uncertainty and talk of economic collapse, my wife actually twisted my arm to look into a Gold IRA. I’m usually the one charting our investments, but she’d heard some compelling arguments from a friend in El Paso who’d done well during the '08 crisis by having some physical assets. So, we moved about $150k from a rather stagnant mutual fund into a Gold IRA, mostly in Eagles and a few Krugerrands. Honestly, it was more for peace of mind than aggressive growth, a kind of "break-glass-in-case-of-emergency" fund, but seeing these inflation numbers lately, that peace of mind is looking a lot like good financial planning. I haven't touched a dime of it, and frankly, after living through some pretty wild economic swings down here on the border, I’m pretty content to let it sit and appreciate.