# YIKES! Where to put my IRA money? Suggestions

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 19, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818 "2026-01-19T13:54:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818/1 "2026-01-19T13:54:35Z")

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I know the SDMB members are not brokers.

**I AM NOT ASKING FOR STOCK NAMES.**

But Gold can’t be bought in an IRA.

Trump is threatening half of South America. And NATO!

I have my money in Euro funds that cover defense, aerospace & heavy industry.

**These could wind up frozen.**

And suggestions of Nations or Industries to invest in?

NOT US Big Tech. I hold the Tech Bros responsible for this goddam mess.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818/2 "2026-01-19T14:53:04Z")

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Here are 1200 posts by the SDMB investment brain trust on exactly this topic.

> [@Investment general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-general-discussion-thread/1015169):
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> There have been some threads lately concerned about what people should do with their investments in light of recent… instability as well as some politics prediction threads revolving around performance of the economy in which people start discussing investment strategy. So I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread for any sort of investment discussion. Advice, strategy, predictions, news, questions, even bragging about your success or complaining about your losses, why not. So I’ll st…

I suggest you read that and get back to us.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818/3 "2026-01-19T15:20:03Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> But Gold can’t be bought in an IRA.

Why do you make claims like this that are so easily researched?

But yes - read the investment thread.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818/4 "2026-01-19T15:20:22Z")

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To be honest, despite what is going on, I still have roughly one third invested in a broad based domestic stock fund.

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818/5 "2026-01-19T15:26:14Z")

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If you don’t want to read the massive investment thread (although it would probably be a good idea), the first requirement is for you to define your requirements. What do you want to accomplish with your money? If you have certain ethical/moral requirements, what are they?

Once you have done that you can make a plan for investing.

Then just follow the plan. Don’t allow day-to-day news or even your hunches about long-term trends to knock you off your plan.

If you have a fear that the government will somehow freeze your assets then you probably shouldn’t be invested with US-based companies at all (which would be every IRA, AFAIK). Gold under a mattress is probably the only option at that point.