Finally pulled the trigger on a Gold IRA rollover – feeling good, but some questions

• •The whole process was smoother than I expected, actually.
• •My biggest motivation was just diversification and frankly, peace of mind.
• •I made good money with those stocks, but after scaling my startup and seeing how quickly sentiment can turn, I wanted something tangible.

Okay, so after months of debating, reading every article under the sun, and basically driving my wife nuts talking about inflation and market volatility, I finally pulled the trigger on rolling a significant chunk of my old 401k into a Gold IRA. We're talking about roughly $850k here – took it out of a mix of tech funds and some S&P500 stuff I'd been holding since I sold my company a few years back. The whole process was smoother than I expected, actually. The custodian was pretty on it, and the transfer itself felt relatively seamless, though watching that much cash move around still gives you a knot in your stomach.

My biggest motivation was just diversification and frankly, peace of mind. Living here in Dublin, I see a lot of folks from my old stomping grounds in tech still heavily invested in what feels like a house of cards sometimes. I made good money with those stocks, but after scaling my startup and seeing how quickly sentiment can turn, I wanted something tangible. Something that felt like an actual store of value, not just numbers on a screen. I went with physical gold, numismatics felt a bit too speculative for this primary hold – though I'm curious if anyone here diversifies into actual rare coins within their IRA?

One thing I found super useful during my research phase was playing around with tools like "Silver vs Stocks" on Gold IRA Blueprint. I was initially leaning heavily into silver, but seeing the long-term comparisons, especially over the last 10 years, really helped solidify my decision to focus more on gold for this foundational play. It’s at https://silvervsstocks.goldirablueprint.com/?period=10Y if anyone else is on the fence – eye-opening stuff, particularly when you look beyond just the last 12 months.

So, now that it's done, I'm feeling a mix of relief and a tiny bit of "did I do enough?". My overall portfolio is still pretty diverse, probably in the $3.5M range, with real estate, some growth stocks (the ones I still believe in), and now a solid gold anchor. For those of you who've gone through this, particularly with similar dollar amounts, what was your emotional journey like post-rollover? Any unexpected benefits or drawbacks you’ve encountered a year or two down the line? Any thoughts on adding silver to the mix down the road, or should I just stick with gold for the IRA?