A friend of mine suggested this several years ago, we all thought he was nuts, taking money out and paying it with interest in after-tax money. I ran into him again few days ago and he continues to think it was the best move he made. He has an economics degree and studied the numbers, his hypothesis is that with inflation coming, there will be no place to hide in any of the TSP funds and Gold will reach new highs and would be a great diversification and asset conservation strategy. I'd appreciate anyone thoughts, especially those with more experience and a better handle on the financial and economic side of various strategies?