Is Gold enough for inflation protection? Worried about the future...

• •My portfolio is sitting between $150k-$200k, mostly in physical gold, and I've always thought of it as my big inflation hedge.
• •My initial dive into gold was pretty straightforward.
• •I read up a bit, talked to some people, and the idea of a tangible asset protecting against currency devaluation just made so much sense to me.

Okay, so I've been in Gold IRAs for about five years now, ever since some of the executives at the oil company here in Tulsa started talking about it. My portfolio is sitting between $150k-$200k, mostly in physical gold, and I've always thought of it as my big inflation hedge. Given how crazy the world feels these days – prices for everything going up, gas, groceries, even the cost of my grandkid's daycare – I'm starting to wonder if I'm doing enough, or if I should be thinking about other strategies.

My initial dive into gold was pretty straightforward. I read up a bit, talked to some people, and the idea of a tangible asset protecting against currency devaluation just made so much sense to me. The executives always swore by it, and honestly, seeing their portfolios grow during unstable times was what really convinced me to jump in. Now, though, I see some folks talking about silver, or even different types of precious metals. Is gold alone enough for inflation protection, or should I be diversifying within the precious metals space?

For those of you with more experience, especially navigating market volatility, what other elements do you consider essential for a robust inflation protection strategy? I’m looking for practical advice, not just theoretical concepts. Are there certain percentages of your portfolio you allocate to different metals? Anything I should be reading up on? I've been trying to educate myself more, and I just found this "Learning Center" over at goldirablueprint.com/learning-center that looks promising for some deeper dives.

Any thoughts from the community here would be hugely appreciated. Sometimes it feels like I'm just blindly following what I think is right, and an outside perspective from people who are actually in the trenches like me would be invaluable. Thanks!