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    Gold IRA and Fed Rates – Thoughts from Memphis

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    • •Okay, so that Fed rate decision yesterday has me thinking a lot about my Gold IRA.
    • •I’ve been building this thing up for a while now, probably have close to $600k in it, mostly in Eagles and Krugerrands.
    • •My strategy has always been to diversify beyond just stocks and real estate, especially with all the volatility lately.
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    Okay, so that Fed rate decision yesterday has me thinking a lot about my Gold IRA. I’ve been building this thing up for a while now, probably have close to $600k in it, mostly in Eagles and Krugerrands. With the logistics business, things are solid, but I’m actively getting my succession plan together for the next 5-7 years, and capital preservation is absolutely key.

    My strategy has always been to diversify beyond just stocks and real estate, especially with all the volatility lately. I used to be heavily invested in the S&P, but after seeing some of those dips, I made a conscious decision to shift a significant portion into physical gold. This latest rate hold just makes me feel even more confident in that. When rates are high, there's always that pull towards yield, but staying steady, especially with all the global uncertainty, feels like a strong signal for precious metals.

    I’ve been looking at tools like the Gold vs Stocks Comparison on Gold IRA Blueprint quite a bit lately. It’s a good reality check, especially when you compare gold’s performance against stocks over the last 10 years, which is roughly the timeframe I'm looking at for my drawdown strategy. It really highlights how gold acts as that anchor when other asset classes are getting tossed around. What are y'all thinking about the Fed's stance for your own portfolios? Anyone else in a similar stage of life, looking at retirement or succession, and weighting gold heavier these days?

    I’m down here in Memphis, and I talk to some other business owners who are still 100% in stocks, and part of me wonders if I’m being too cautious. But then I look at the long-term trends and just feel more secure with a good portion of my wealth out of the direct market's crazy swings.

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    jennifer_martinez💰Established (100-250k)
    I rolled over about $80k last year. Honestly the hardest part was just picking which metals to hold. Still second-guessing myself.

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    donald_nelson💎Premium (500k-1m)Real Investor✓ Verified•about 2 months ago

    Dude, I get you. That Fed news has my brain buzzing too. I'm not in Gold IRAs, but I've been eyeing some physical gold as a hedge. Just last week, I was looking at diversifying my regular IRA into some precious metals to get away from the stock market roller coaster. It's wild out there.

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    james_wilson👑Elite (1m-5m)Real Investor✓ Verified•about 2 months ago

    That's a pretty serious chunk of change in Eagles and Krugerrands! Are you mostly holding physical gold, or do you have any gold-backed ETFs or other paper assets within that IRA as well?

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

    Interesting take. While I totally get the desire to protect against inflation with gold, especially with the Fed doing its thing, I actually see higher rates as potentially *less* of an immediate driver for gold's value. 🤷‍♀️ With bonds yielding more, the opportunity cost of holding a non-yield-bearing asset like gold becomes more pronounced. Not saying gold isn't a long-term play, but for that short-to-medium term Fed rate impact, I tend to look at it a bit differently.

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    ronald_morris👑Elite (1m-5m)Real Investor•about 1 month ago

    Genuinely curious — has anyone here actually tried to liquidate from their gold IRA? How smooth was that process?

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    gary_stewart📊Growing (50-100k)•about 1 month ago

    Been looking into this myself — the fees on some of these custodians are wild. Anyone found one that doesn't gouge you?

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    jennifer_martinez💰Established (100-250k)Real Investor✓ Verified•about 1 month ago

    I rolled over about $80k last year. Honestly the hardest part was just picking which metals to hold. Still second-guessing myself.

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