Rolled over husband's 401k to a Gold IRA - feeling good about it (and palladium too!)

• •Just wanted to share my experience with everyone here.
• •After my husband passed last year, I was left dealing with his 401k on top of everything else.
• •It was sitting there, exposed to all the market swings, and with everything going on, I just felt a growing sense of unease.

Just wanted to share my experience with everyone here. After my husband passed last year, I was left dealing with his 401k on top of everything else. It was sitting there, exposed to all the market swings, and with everything going on, I just felt a growing sense of unease. He worked so hard for that money, and the thought of it losing significant value really weighed on me. It was about $85,000, and I just couldn't stomach the idea of that legacy dwindling away.

I started looking into options for protecting it, and a Gold IRA kept coming up. Honestly, I was pretty skeptical at first. It felt a bit "out there" compared to traditional investments. But after doing a lot of research, and talking to a few different companies (and some folks here in Raleigh who had done it), I decided to go for it. I decided on a direct rollover, which was actually a lot smoother than I anticipated. The company I went with handled most of the paperwork, and it took about three weeks from start to finish. Watching that money move from something that felt so volatile to something tangible, that I could actually hold (figuratively speaking, of course), was a huge relief.

My portfolio is now mostly gold, which felt like the safest bet for preservation, but I also diversified a little into palladium. From what I read, palladium has some strong industrial demand, and it felt like a good way to get a bit more growth potential without taking on too much risk. It's a small portion, maybe 10-15% of the precious metals, but it feels like a smart move. Just wondering if anyone else here has a significant portion of their IRA in palladium and what their long-term outlook is for it? I'm curious to hear other perspectives.

Overall, I'm feeling really good about this decision. It's not about getting rich quick; it's about protecting what we built. The peace of mind alone has been worth it. It feels like I'm truly honoring his hard work by safeguarding his legacy. Anyone else here go through a similar rollover process recently? What were your biggest pain points or pleasant surprises?