Nobody really talks about this, but the US can’t return to a gold standard with the USD. If they did, a different currency would have to be created like pound to euro. If currency is debt, I’d get more of it as the path is to inflate out of it. Tapering and raising rates are different animals. Physical metal is never about making more currency. It is insurance in case your countries currency fails. No one expects their house to burn down, but get it insured. Same principle here. Save in aabbg.