Geopolitical stuff making me nervous about my gold - anyone else?

• •Ukraine, the Middle East, even rumblings in the South China Sea… it’s a lot.
• •My thinking was always that gold is a safe haven when things go sideways, and man, have things gone sideways.
• •I also wonder how much of the current price action is already "priced in" versus what could happen if another major shoe drops somewhere.

Okay, so I’ve been watching the news lately – it feels like turn on CNN or flip through a paper for five minutes and there’s another hotspot flaring up. Ukraine, the Middle East, even rumblings in the South China Sea… it’s a lot. For someone like me who has a decent chunk of my retirement savings (sitting around $180k right now) in a Gold IRA, it makes me both kinda freaked out and also weirdly confident at the same time.

I got into gold about five years ago, started with a bit over $50k and have just steadily added to it whenever I have some extra cash from my healthcare admin job here in Tampa. My thinking was always that gold is a safe haven when things go sideways, and man, have things gone sideways. I remember that spike when Russia invaded Ukraine – it was almost comforting to see my portfolio tick up while the stock market was doing its usual freakout. I also wonder how much of the current price action is already "priced in" versus what could happen if another major shoe drops somewhere.

Part of me feels like I should be celebrating, because my thesis is proving correct, but the other part is just genuinely worried about why it's proving correct. It’s hard to feel good about financial gains when it’s tied to human suffering. Is anyone else feeling this push and pull? And how do you factor in these ever-changing global dynamics into your long-term gold strategy?

I’ve been using the Retirement Planner on that one gold IRA site to try and model different scenarios, especially with these geopolitical risks. It helps me visualize my growth and how gold fits into my overall retirement goal, which is still a good 15-20 years away. But it doesn't really account for the sheer unpredictability of international relations, you know? Just curious to hear other investors’ thoughts on how they manage the emotional and strategic side of this.