Unless you have physical control of it in your hot little hands, you don't really own it and there's zero security or advantage going with that over another IRA, aside from potential gains of one vs other.
There comes a point in your awakening when you have to realize, playing by their rules with the 401k and IRA etc is way less secure and valuable than you holding actual physical in your hand.
My thinking was similar, but quickly realized it was really no different than any other IRA. I've reduced contributions to the casino investments and have been leaning harder on physical in the past 2 years.
It's no more secure than any other IRA.
Unless you have physical control of it in your hot little hands, you don't really own it and there's zero security or advantage going with that over another IRA, aside from potential gains of one vs other.
There comes a point in your awakening when you have to realize, playing by their rules with the 401k and IRA etc is way less secure and valuable than you holding actual physical in your hand.
You can certainly do both...
My thinking was similar, but quickly realized it was really no different than any other IRA. I've reduced contributions to the casino investments and have been leaning harder on physical in the past 2 years.