It&#x27;s not true that the government sized privately owned gold in that manner [1]. Additionally, when the government made the private ownership of gold illegal, they bought back gold from people at $20.67&#x2F;troy oz, which is about what the price was at the time [2].<p>I think your concerns about the security of retirement accounts is unfounded.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Executive_Order_6102#Hoax_of_safe_deposit_box_seizures" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Executive_Order_6102#Hoax_of_s...</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;f&#x2F;ff&#x2F;Gold-nominal-constant-usd.svg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;f&#x2F;ff&#x2F;Gold-nom...</a>