Subject: Re: In case you haven't noticed
"I don't consider gold as an investment in the traditional sense"

Yeah I agree.
https://www.macrotrends.net/13...
Looking at the chart at the link; for my money 2015 thru 2018 was the last buying opportunity. YMMV

For those that bought gold in 1985; they had to wait 17 years to break even.

I’m a geezer. Lived through stagflation in the 1970’s, Black Thursday 1987, dot.com & real estate bubble bursts. OK today might be different but I don’t believe so. YMMV

I also believe AI is in bubble territory and we will have a blow out. Hopefully I have adequate liquid assets and will survive the resulting stock market decline and duration.

No precious metals for me. Again YMMV