General recommendation is to get out of debt if you’re in it. Pay off loans, leases, mortgages, etc. Owning real estate is far better than owning metals. Study the Great Depression. Learn some new (old) skills. If you can find anyone who lived through it, and they’re mentally sharp, ask about life back then. My old neighbor turns 102 in a couple of weeks. She’s on a wheelchair, but sharp as a tack. She knows how to cook, to make do, to entertain the family, to trust in God. It’s more than building a bunker to store 300 lbs. of dried Lima beans and a private arsenal! Stay away from fad investors, investments, financial get rich schemes.