Inflation part 2. WW Part 3? Absolutely no fiscal control. Craziness in general. While Gold is hitting new highs, Silver is a long way away from its high of almost $50/ounce. Gold and Silver miners are also quite a bit from their all time highs. One could take this as a negative or that they also have a lot of room to run.
I have about 5.5% of my investment stash in PM's as of EOY 2023, some in ETF form and some in physical. A little higher (maybe 6%) if you include gold and silver miners. [I don't look at asset allocations every month due to the hassle of figuring it out over multiple accounts.]
My "plan" is that I never sell any of it, and never "need" any of it.