Rolled over my G-fund to a Gold IRA - feeling good (mostly)

• •Just closed a rollover from a portion of my G-fund into a Gold IRA, and honestly, it feels like a weight off my shoulders.
• •I'm a government employee here in Albuquerque, and while my pension is solid, I've just been eyeing the market with so much skepticism lately.
• •I ended up putting about $75k into it.

Just closed a rollover from a portion of my G-fund into a Gold IRA, and honestly, it feels like a weight off my shoulders. I'm a government employee here in Albuquerque, and while my pension is solid, I've just been eyeing the market with so much skepticism lately. With all the inflation talk and everything feeling so volatile, having some precious metals felt like a smart long-term play to supplement that pension down the line. I ended up putting about $75k into it. Not my whole portfolio, but a significant chunk for me.

The process itself was... let's just say it required some paperwork and a few phone calls. Not as smooth as ordering something on Amazon, obviously, but the company I went with was pretty helpful in walking me through it. I definitely did my research beforehand – probably spent a good month or so reading up on different providers and types of gold. I even plugged some numbers into a Gold IRA Calculator to get a rough idea of potential returns and how different contributions might play out over time. That was actually a really useful tool for visualizing things.

My biggest hope is that this acts as a real hedge against inflation and any major market downturns. I'm looking at this as a very long-term hold, pretty much until retirement, maybe even further. It’s not about getting rich quick, but more about preserving purchasing power and having a truly diversified portfolio.

Anyone else here in a similar boat, especially with a government pension? What are your thoughts on using a Gold IRA as a supplement? Any lessons learned or things you wish you knew before you started?