Wife convinced me on Gold IRA, glad I listened (mostly)

• •For years my wife, bless her persistent heart, has been on my case about diversifying our retirement away from just paper assets.
• •I mean, we've done pretty well over the last decade, our portfolio is sitting around the $400k mark now.
• •Plus, I don't know, it felt a little...

For years my wife, bless her persistent heart, has been on my case about diversifying our retirement away from just paper assets. We're talking years of "What if the dollar tanks, honey?" and "Think about a real store of value, like gold!" I always brushed it off, figured my mix of bourbon industry stocks and some S&P funds was solid enough. I mean, we've done pretty well over the last decade, our portfolio is sitting around the $400k mark now. Plus, I don't know, it felt a little... old fashioned? Like something my grandpa would do.

Then last year, with all the inflation talk and the global jitters, she really ramped it up. She kept pointing to articles, historical charts, even found some videos of people talking about the security of physical gold. I'm a big believer in legacy businesses and things that have stood the test of time, so I gotta admit, the argument started to hit different. I picture bourbon distilleries, some of them centuries old, still making incredible product, impervious to fads. Gold has that same kind of staying power, in a way.

Finally, mostly for some domestic peace, I agreed to talk to a precious metals IRA company she'd researched. Honestly, I went in skeptical. But the process was surprisingly straightforward. We ended up rolling over about 15% of my IRA into physical gold and a little silver. Nothing too wild, just enough to scratch her itch and give me a little peace of mind. And I gotta say, seeing the state of things lately, I'm genuinely relieved we did it. It’s not about getting rich quick, it’s about having that tangible asset, knowing it’s there regardless of what the market does.

Just curious if anyone else here was initially hesitant and got brought over to the gold side by a significant other? Any tips for managing it now? I'm in Lexington, KY, and there aren't exactly gold dealers on every corner, so maintaining that connection to a tangible asset is interesting.