Gold vs. Silver Allocation - Anyone else re-evaluating their split?

• •Been thinking a lot about my precious metals allocation lately, and specifically that age-old gold vs.
• •Now, I'm just not so sure anymore.
• •I know the gold/silver ratio has been all over the place, but seeing silver really lag behind gold's recent moves has me feeling...

Been thinking a lot about my precious metals allocation lately, and specifically that age-old gold vs. silver debate. I've got around $70k in my Gold IRA right now, mostly in various gold coins and a few bars, but I did put about 15% of that into silver when I first opened the account a few years back. The idea at the time was the typical "silver is more affordable, higher potential upside" argument, which made sense for supplementing my government pension down the road.

My thinking then was that if things got really rough economically, silver would be more practical for smaller transactions, while gold anchored the whole thing. Now, I'm just not so sure anymore. I know the gold/silver ratio has been all over the place, but seeing silver really lag behind gold's recent moves has me feeling... well, a bit antsy. I'm based here in Albuquerque and things just feel a little shakier than they did even a year or two ago, and that's amplifying my doubts.

I'm contemplating consolidating some of that silver into more gold. Not all of it, maybe just get down to a 5% silver allocation, or even just 2-3%. My rationale is leaning more towards gold as the ultimate store of value and inflation hedge, especially given my long-term goal of supplementing that pension in 15-20 years. I'm not looking for crazy short-term gains, just stability and protection.

Anyone else in a similar boat, or have you made a significant shift in your gold/silver split recently? What prompted your decision? Would love to hear some diverse perspectives on this, especially from folks who aren't necessarily full-on doomsayers, but are pragmatic about protecting their wealth.