The Wall Street Casino owners make all the real profit while you take all the risk (risk exacerbated by the impact of accounting tricks and outright pump & dump schemes).
The Wall Street Casino owners push companies to offshore good jobs while maintaining open borders.
The Wall Street Casino owners LOVE socialism and are big backers of Joe Biden.
So why are you still rolling the dice in their casinos?
To answer your question, look into using your IRA for real estate, directly or indirectly through REITs you trust. Contrary to some, I suspect the gold market is highly manipulated. So manipulated that it could either way, but I just couldn’t tell you which (up/down).
One problem with owning gold during a crash is that big players often liquidate gold holdings to raise cash to either meet margin calls or to scoop up bargains. That is the reason why gold often drops.
I don’t see commercial real estate as a good bet. Rental housing is a different story as long as it is affordable housing. Class A rental housing could be at risk in a downturn.
Who would want to own office space in this remote work environment?