Inflation fears and my Gold IRA - anyone else seeing the same?

• •Okay, so I've been watching the news lately, and it feels like every other headline is about inflation.
• •But man, it's making me increasingly glad I set up my Gold IRA a couple of years ago.
• •I started with about $60,000 when things were looking a little shakier than they are now, mainly as a hedge.

Okay, so I've been watching the news lately, and it feels like every other headline is about inflation. As a principal here in Little Rock, and someone who actually teaches financial literacy to my students, I try to keep a pretty good pulse on the economy. But man, it's making me increasingly glad I set up my Gold IRA a couple of years ago.

I started with about $60,000 when things were looking a little shakier than they are now, mainly as a hedge. My portfolio with my financial advisor is pretty conservative overall, but that 60k in gold feels like my bedrock. I remember thinking at the time, "This is smart, future me will thank me." And honestly, with everything going on, I really feel like future me is thanking past me right now. It's not a huge chunk of my overall retirement, but having that tangible asset just feels… safer. Especially when I hear economists debating if 7-9% inflation is "transitory" or not. Transitory or not, it's eating into purchasing power now!

I'm curious if anyone else is feeling this same validation for their gold holdings right now? Are you seeing more of your peer group starting to look into alternatives like a Gold IRA, or are most people still just riding the stock market roller coaster? I've had a few colleagues ask me about it off-hand, but I don't want to be that guy always talking about my investments, even though I genuinely think it's a smart move for diversification. What are your thoughts on gold's role specifically with this current inflation scare?