Gold ATH - and my silver stack just sitting there!

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Gold ATH - and my silver stack just sitting there!

frank_rivera💎Premium (500k-1m)

3 days ago

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•Okay, so gold is absolutely ripping right now, smashing through all-time highs like it’s nothing.
•But here’s the thing, my silver stack?
•It hasn't seen the same kind of lift.

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Okay, so gold is absolutely ripping right now, smashing through all-time highs like it’s nothing. I’ve been watching my Gold IRA hit some serious numbers this week and part of me is feeling pretty good about that move I made back in '21 to really bulk up. I put about $350k into physical gold then, and with how things are looking globally, especially with all the noise coming out of the South China Sea, it feels like a justified play. But here’s the thing, my silver stack? It's just... there. It hasn't seen the same kind of lift.

I mean, I've got a decent position in silver bars, mostly 100oz. I picked them up over the last couple of years as a hedge, thinking it would follow gold eventually, especially with all the industrial demand. I’m sitting here in Honolulu, watching the news, thinking about inflation and the devaluation of currencies, and gold seems to be doing exactly what I expected it to do as a safe haven. Silver, not so much. It's frustrating to see gold doing so well while silver seems to just lag behind.

I’m trying to decide if this is the time to re-evaluate my precious metal allocation. I’m retired military, so I’m looking for stability and capital preservation, not wild swings. My total portfolio is hovering around the $900k mark right now, and while gold makes up a good chunk of that, the silver feels a bit like dead weight compared to gold's performance. Should I be patient? Or is this a sign to maybe trim some silver and roll it into more gold, or even other assets?

Are any of you other gold bugs seeing the same disparity? What’s your take on silver’s performance relative to gold right now? Is it just a matter of time before silver catches up, or is the gold/silver ratio just going to keep widening? Feeling a bit of FOMO on the gold side, and FUD on the silver side, to be honest.

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margaret_chen🏆Advanced (250-500k)

Congrats on the gains, that's awesome! Quick question though, you mentioned "physical gold" in your IRA. How exactly does that work for storage and access? Is it like, actual bars you could go see, or is it more like allocated certificates?

Comments (4)

dorothy_lopez💰Established (100-250k)Real Investor•2 days ago

Totally get this feeling! I'm in a similar boat, though on a much smaller scale. My Gold IRA's looking real shiny these days, which is amazing, but I've also got a chunk of silver I picked up a few years back that's just... chilling. Like, come on silver, get with the program! Good problems to have, I guess, but still funny to watch the divergence.

margaret_chen🏆Advanced (250-500k)Real Investor•2 days ago

ashley_baker💼Starter (0-50k)✓ Verified•2 days ago

Totally get the feeling of seeing gold go parabolic, it's wild! But honestly, thinking about your silver stack "just sitting there" might be shifting the goalposts a bit. Silver often lags a bit then catches up with a vengeance once gold has made its move. It's not always a bad thing for one to be patient, especially with precious metals. Diversification has its merits, even if one metal is having a moment.

william_davis💎Premium (500k-1m)Real Investor•2 days ago

Hey, that's awesome to hear about your Gold IRA! It's definitely a good feeling to see those gains. If you're looking for ways to potentially boost your silver stack too, you might want to check out some of the niche silver forums within the precious metals community. Sometimes they have good leads on dealers with competitive premiums for bulk silver.

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