Posts Tagged ‘physical-silver’

The argument over whether it is better to hold mining shares or real assets has now been dramatized and animated . BrotherJohnF uploaded Mining Shares – Exposed – Office Series 15 on YouTube last month. Gwen gets a dressing down at a New Year’s Party when she tells Peter she is looking for investment options beyond holding physical silver: Gwen: “Actually, I am glad ... Full story

Current market uncertainty has caused many investors to seek safety in precious metals, including gold and silver. One convenient way to gain exposure is through ETF investments, such as iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ), ETFS Physical Silver ( SIVR ) or the SPDR Gold Trust ETF ( GLD ), that track the underlying physical commodity Full story

A correction in silver prices is now under way after an almost parabolic move. Silver prices reached a high of $49.79 on April 25, and quickly pulled back and plunged to a low $32.65 on May 12, shedding 32% of gains made in recent months. More or less all  commodities had been outperforming the rest of the market, partially due to loose monetary policies ... Full story

Contributor: Brian Kelly The 10% + plunge in silver has some asking if the rally is over while others are claiming the bubble has popped - neither view is accurate. Let's examine what really happened Full story

Avery Goodman submits: In a previous article, we warned investors against unallocated storage schemes. After the article was published, several people said our warnings were misplaced because only “sophisticated investors” store precious metals in London. Such investors are supposed to know exactly what they are buying into. Full story

Tom Lydon submits: Silver prices these days seem to be unstoppable. But it’s not just the physically-backed silver exchange traded funds leading the charge higher. No, Global X Silver Miners (NYSEArca: SIL) is up 19% in the last month, and it’s more than holding its own against the physical ETFs like iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) and ETFS Physical Silver (NYSEArca: SIVR), both of which ... Full story

Two places to get started What you can and can't buy Why I don't think you should buy physical silver and gold in your IRA Wow! After my last article about my predictions for the price of silver I've received dozens of emails Full story

| Each share of the fund will have 0.03 ounces of gold, 1.1 ounces of silver, 0.004 ounces of platinum and 0.006 ounce of palladium. ETFS’ four existing U.S. precious metals ETFs include the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold ETF and the ETFS Physical Silver Full story

Patrick Heller of Liberty Coin Service in Michigan suggests there may be a shortage of physical silver for delivery through COMEX and the LBMA. Full story

Tom Lydon submits: The price of gold has been hovering around record highs in recent months. In gold’s long shadow are silver ETFs, which have been no slouches themselves Full story