Silver Investment

Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:03:00 -0700

Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck?

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Expat Wealth Publications $- Wealth Creation and Offshore Investing

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:17:00 -0700

Step-By-Step and Easy-To-Follow guides on wealth creation, asset protection, investing in gold, offshore banking, and international living.

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The 90-10 Financial Secret - Invest 90% of your income, Live on 10

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:28:00 -0700

How to achieve financial freedom by investing 90% of your income and living on only 10%. If You Want To Skyrocket Your Success With Business And Improve Your Overall Life...You Need To Have A Look At The 90-10 Financial Secret!

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Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:42:00 -0700

Like many savvy business people of the 21st century, David Bach offered his first pearls of financial wisdom to women, in his bestselling book Smart Women Finish Rich. Recognizing that these women are often accompanied by significant others and that money arguments are the number one cause of divorce in America, Bach has now broadened his scope. Presumably intended to help change this depressing statistic, Smart Couples Finish Rich is a well-written financial planning tool, packed with useful charts and information, inspiring examples, and practical advice.

For people who've been disappointed by the shallowness of some of the "quick tips" self-help books out there, the subtitle of this book is a little misleading. Bach's nine steps are not instant change techniques or chirpy little quips to recite to yourself whenever you go to balance your checkbook. Instead, the first few steps include a series of exercises that will help you determine what you know (and don't know, or understand) about saving and investing, what role money should play in your life (which includes understanding your values), and how to work together toward a common financial goal. From there, Bach teaches his readers how to account for "disappearing" money, how to build retirement, security, and dream baskets of wealth (providing detailed options for all three), and how to avoid the most common financial mistakes most couples make. Though the focus of the book is predominantly on working with your existing income, Bach includes a final chapter entitled "Increase Your Income by 10 Percent in Nine Weeks."

Bach's writing style is engaging and his advice is user-friendly. A successful financial planner, he obviously believes passionately in all the "fringe" benefits of being financially responsible but employs a no-nonsense approach that makes financial smarts available to everyone. So whether you're 25 and just starting out on the earning, saving, and spending road or you plan to retire next year; whether you've recently got hitched for the first time or you've just entered your fourth marriage; and whether financial planning comes first or last on your list of fun things to do, the advice in Smart Couples Finish Rich is worth heeding. It's not about becoming a money-obsessed bore, it's about getting smart... and rich. --S. Ketchum

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Silver Investing Shocking Secrets

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:09:00 -0700

Silver has numerous practical uses that make it an attractive investment. Silver is a commodity that has the potential to rocket three times more than the gold in this decade. Silver has far more industrial uses than gold and as the global economy comes out its recession, it demand is going to skyrocket. Silver has many industrial applications such as conducting electricity, creating bearings, welding, soldering, brazing, photography, washing machines and many more.

Silver can play an important role in your portfolio. Because of its precious metal status, you can use it as a hedge against inflation. Now, you can invest directly in silver by buying and selling silver coins and bars. Two popular silver coins are the Silver Maple Coins (produced by Royal Canadian Mint) and the 100 oz. Silver Bar. Silver futures contracts like the gold futures contracts give the most direct access to the silver market. The most liquid silver futures contracts are the COMEX Silver futures contracts. This is the standard silver futures contracts that get traded on the COMEX Division of NYMEX. The other is the CBOT Mini-Silver. This contract is available for electronic trading.

ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) have become highly popular in the last two decades. They give you the benefits of both stocks as well as mutual funds. Now, you can find many ETFs tracking a basket of commodities. You can find Gold ETFs as well as Silver ETFs. The most popular one is the iShares Silver Trust Fund that is managed by the Barclays Bank. The bank hold the silver bullions in its vault. This ETF tracks the spot price of silver. So by investing in this ETF, you can profit from the silver price volatility. However, right now there might not be many ETFs that solely track this commodity. As the demand for silver increases and its price skyrocket, you will soon find many new ETFs tracking this precious metal.

Now, if you have been trading stocks and know something about stock investing that most probably you will love to invest in a silver mining company. The problem is this that most of the mining companies mine a number of metals that might include silver. What this means is that the stock of those mining companies will not reflect the gyrations in the silver market in the true sense. Though a percentile of their stock price variation can be linked to this precious metal. What you need to do is to look for a company that exclusively mines silver. This will give you a direct exposure to the silver market.

One of the silver mining companies is the Pan American Silver Corporation. It has got six mines. Some of these mines are located in Peru, Mexico and Bolivia. Another silver mining company is the Silver Wheaton Corp. Many silver mining companies have smaller interest in other metals too. This is one of the few companies that generate all its revenues from silver mining activities.

Trading Silver futures in my opinion is the best way to get direct exposure to this precious metal market. You can trade these futures contracts electronically. Now, if you are new to futures trading, you can practice for a few months paper trading. Meanwhile try to learn the intricacies of the silver market. This way, you can specialize in trading silver futures!

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Gold and Silver Investment Guide

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:34:00 -0700

Ever wondered why silver has taken over gold as the most rare precious metal? Read on the article below and discover the top 5 reasons on why we should buy silver in this current uncertain economy.

Reason 1: Silver mining demand are not enough to meet the current demands. Silver are often a by-product of mining copper, lead, zinc and gold. Getting silver is a bonus for mining companies.

Reason 2: Worldiwde economic growth e.g. China & India - resulting to more goods (esp electronic goods) being produced. Silver is the indispensable metal in most electronic goods (e.g. handphones, films, jewellery) as it is the most electrically conductive, thermally conductive and reflective.

Reason 3: Declining dollar (US, Euro) - With confidence dwindling in fiat currencies such as US dollars and Euros, people and investors are turning to real money which have withstood centuries, such as gold and silver.

Reason 4: Rising tide in investing demand - Gold and silver, are also known as commodities. Recently, there have been an increase in commodities demand. Gold is peaking now, and silver, the more neglected real money with gold, will gain investor's demand as people realise the gold prices are too high.

Reason 5: Gold/Silver Price Ratio - Gold and silver price ratio have always been 1:16. The current ratio is 1:69. Apparently, there are potential for silver prices to move closer to that of gold's as silver are becoming more rare compared to gold in the current era.

Hope that you have enjoyed reading the top 5 reasons to invest in silver. For more information, videos and books on investing in precious metals in the current uncertain economy, please visit my blog http://investinginpreciousmetals.info.

Getting Started With Silver Investing

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:40:00 -0700

If you want to invest some money, but are not comfortable with the stock markets at the moment, you can consider making investments in some precious metals like silver. As the price ratio for silver to gold is near historic low at this moment, this is really a great time to make decision on investments in the silver.

Basically there are 3 methods to make investments in the silver:

Buying the bullion, investing in securities and purchasing the jewelery.

Bullion

Just like gold, silver is also available to you in 99.9 % purity in the form of bars and coins. Silver coins are issued by the US Government which have face value ( like $10 or $20) to enable it to be used as currency even if prices of silver nosedive. Silver bullion is available in the form of solid bars with a weight range from ounce to one hundred ounces. Bad news in making investment in them is that these bars could get really heavy if huge sums of money is invested in them, but a good thing about this is that large weight makes them cumbersome to steal!

Securities

If you plan to make large investments, then security backed by silver would be the right way to go. Many brokerages now offer some mutual funds which are usually tied to the silver value by making investment in the bullion, shares of silver mining industry or silver futures.

"World Precious Mineral Fund" is a fine example of silver backed mutual fund.

Yet another good investment option is ETF (Exchange Traded Fund), a kind of security which was invented in the year 2002. In this you make direct investments in silver bullion quantity which is then stored at a secure and safe place and is insured by the fund. An example of silver ETF is "Silver Trust Fund" from ishares.

Jewelry

Making investments in the silver jewelry has an additional benefit that you get to wear the piece in which you are investing.

If you make investments in some unique or antique silver jewelry piece, then you are adding some value to the artistry and craftsmanship. This may result in the price of antique increasing more than the value of silver and is thus a safe investment for you even in the case of drop in the price of silver.

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Silver Investing - How To Lower Your Risk

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:40:00 -0700

On November 10th of this year the margin requirement for those who speculate in silver futures was raised. The subsequent drop in the price of silver was attributed to the fact that many speculators had to liquidate a portion of their holdings to comply with the new margin requirements. Two days later, on November 12th, the central bank of China raised interest rates a half point. The price of silver swooned, justifying the increased margin requirements.

It's no secret to the relatively tiny silver investing community that the price of silver has been more volatile than the price of gold in recent months. On a percentage basis, it's not unusual for the daily price movement of silver to be two to three times as much as that of gold. That volatility increases the potential for gain, and the risk of loss, in the short term.

It's been many years since, as a novice, I lost my entire stake in the futures market. As I remember, a contract cost one percent of the value of silver represented by the contract. Now that's leverage. If you are trading on margin, the leverage is multiplied. On a day when the price of silver moves three to four percent, the speculator stands to make, or lose, 300% - 400% of the money required to buy the contract.

I like the leverage of futures contracts; but recent developments, first in the options market, and secondly, through specialized ETFs, provide enough leverage for me. I cannot watch my investments all day, or even check them hourly. However, my current silver investing spans a fairly broad spectrum, including shares of silver mining companies, an ETF, a leveraged ETF, and stock options on two of the three, and LEAPS on the other.

On November 12th, when the price of silver dropped precipitously, my account value took a multi-thousand dollar hit. I didn't lose any sleep over the ETFs, the mining stocks, or the LEAPS. I knew they'd come back in plenty of time. But I got a wakeup call with the stock options. Fortunately I had employed contingent trailing stops just the day before.

Options are a means of leveraging my investment choices, and I have traded stock options for years. But I was hesitant to buy options on silver mining companies and silver ETFs because of the very high premiums I had to pay. The premium is affected primarily by two factors; time until expiration, and volatility. If I pay a high premium, price of the underlying asset, whether stock or ETF, must move a good amount in the right direction just to break even.

If silver suffers through a multi-month pullback before returning to the price it was when I bought the options. I could lose a significant portion of my investment. That is because the time value of the option I bought has decreased with the passage of time. And no one can recover time lost. If, during the pullback and recovery, volatility decreases, option traders stand to lose even more. I am even rethinking my 2012 LEAPS. The 2013 I will let ride.

To reduce risk, stay away from options or short-term strategies. In the long run, I believe silver is as safe as gold, and will continue to outperform gold for reasons mentioned in other articles.

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Gold and Silver Investment Choices

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:24:00 -0700

Gold and other precious metals have been moving rapidly upward in the market, and investors wonder what investment vehicles are the best choices to capture that upward price appreciation in the precious metals market. Many wish to buy and hold the precious metals themselves, but there are a number of alternatives. Each of these different options has its own strengths and weaknesses. This discussion gives some basic information on the most common possibilities. Depending on what your goals are, you may choose to use one or more of the available options described below. I'm not an investment counselor, nor am I offering any investment advice, but here is a brief explanation and introduction to each of the best known opportunities for precious metals investment:

US and international gold bullion coins

The US and many other countries have made and are continuing to make gold bullion coins for sale. These are not coins which are rare and have numismatic value, but are coins made for investors interested in their bullion value. The American gold eagle coin is available and denominations of 1/10 ounce, one quarter ounce, one half ounce and 1 ounce. The great advantage of bullion coins is that they are easily available, liquid and portable. Most coin shops buy and sell them. If you plan to buy small amounts of gold, perhaps half an ounce a month for investment purposes, this is the kind of thing you may be interested in. The disadvantage is that they have a significant cost of getting in and out. It will cost about $25 plus the spot price for 1 ounce coin, and if you sell it you will receive a few dollars less than the spot price. The cost for a buy and sell combined is about $30. Foreign bullion coins, such as Canadian Maples or Krugerrands are slightly less liquid but may also have lower buy and sell costs. There are also one ounce silver bullion coins, which are available with a similar significant cost to buy and sell.

US 90% coin silver

Until 1964, all US coinage other than nickels and cents were made of 90% silver. These coins also have a bullion value based on their silver content. You can normally purchase from just a few to a big bucket full, and they are sold both by weight and by face dollar amount - by weight is probably the better deal as some old coins are worn. These coins are available at most coin shops. Like other bullion coins, there is a significant cost to buy and sell.

US Gold numismatic collector coins

Many investors are interested in gold collector coins. These are coins with a large numismatic (coin collector) value premium in addition to their bullion value. These coins will fluctuate somewhat with precious metal prices, but many times they also contain a significant price premium due to their desirability as collector coins. Sometimes the collector price appreciates significantly, but for those who really wish to invest in the appreciation of precious metal prices, these coins are probably not the best vehicle.

There are many more potential investment choices for gold and silver. Check out the Author?s website for further discussion. http://nevada-outback-gems.com/gold_invest/investing_gold_vehicles.htm

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Silver Investing - What's Gold Got To Do With It?

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:00:00 -0700

Gold has had a ten-year bull run; one that has dwarfed the returns of the S&P 500, which is basically flat. Both gold and the S&P have had pull backs in the last ten years. The biggest pullback was suffered by the S&P, not gold. The consensus among mainstream market analysts seems to be that the S&P continue its climb, but that gold is in a bubble and subject to a deep correction.

But stocks are in a bubble, not gold. In the past 30 years, the S&P has risen about 1500%. But earnings have risen only about 300%. Earnings, or more correctly, expected earnings, is the fundamental basis for stock valuation. Putting a value on gold is much more difficult. But we can still look at the fundamentals of gold.

In 2010, for the first time ever, investor demand for gold surpassed jewelry demand. Industrial demand remains negligible. Why is investor demand up? Many reasons. One reason is that gold outperformed the equities markets in 2010. But there are many fundamental factors.

One is risk to the dollar, the world's reserve currency. If the dollar isn't safe, what other currency, what other country's bonds are safe? Many are turning to the safety they believe is inherent in gold.

Economic difficulties around the world and in the United States are growing. There are demonstrations and rioting over high unemployment and rising food costs in Middle Eastern countries. Unemployment remains high in the U.S., and there is no end in sight. Even Ben Bernanke warns that it could take five years or more for employment to return to health levels.

Government debt levels are high in most countries, and still growing. U.S. debt dwarfs that of any other country. No combination of countries can bail out the U.S., even if those countries weren't already struggling with their own sovereign debt issues. And the politicians continue to spend in most countries, increasing the debt even further.

How do governments spend money they do not have? Borrow-except the U.S. The U.S. cannot borrow enough at low rates, so the U.S. is lending to itself. In other words, the U.S. is monetizing its debt; printing money-which causes...

... inflation. Inflation is recognized in China. It is not yet recognized in the U.S. The National Inflation Association estimates that the real rate of inflation in the U.S. is at least 5%. With short-term U.S. treasuries selling for 2% - 3%, this means the real interest rate is experiencing a negative return.

Another fundamental; the threat of war. Think North Korea and Iran.

Doug Casey, a long-time, highly respected gold analyst, reports that gold production remains flat in spite of much higher prices and tightening supply.

Gold is not in a bubble. It has pulled back many times, and will again. But when the stock bubble bursts, and when the government debt bubble bursts, and when inflation sets in, gold will begin to form a price bubble.

What does all this have to do with silver investing? Silver is known as the poor man's gold. As the fundamentals for gold continue to drive prices higher, investors will be driven to silver. But the silver fundamentals are even stronger, especially supply/demand. Over half of the silver mined in 2010 was consumed by industrial demand. The physical supply of silver is very low.

Gold is getting a little attention; silver none. That is great for silver investing.

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Silver Investing And Black Swan Events

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:05:00 -0700

What is a black swan event? It is a rare, unpredictable event, like a black swan in nature. They are very rare, but every once in a long while, every once in a great many births, one appears. In the worlds of investing, economics, and politics, rare, unpredictable events are referred to as black swan events. What effect will such events have on silver investing?

What are the possibilities at this time in history? Here are a few I can think of:

Israel making a pre-emptive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Iran attacking Israel.

A major bank failure.

Debt default by a country.

A successful major terrorist attack on a western nation.

A Korean war, possibly involving China and the USA.

A failed U.S. treasury auction.

A natural disaster that destroys one of the world's major financial centers.

A terrorist attack that destroys one of the world's major financial centers.

Assignation of a world leader.

Purchase of a great amount of gold by a country; possibly funded by the dumping of US Treasuries.

You may be able to think of others. You may think the chance of any black swan event occurring is very, very slight. But little doubt that the world is becoming more dangerous. Unrest is growing in many countries.

It is hard to conceive of a black swan event, except a sudden, unexpected outbreak of world peace, that would not good for the silver investing public.

I'm generally an optimistic guy. But when I devoted five minutes to thinking about potential events that would affect my silver investing, no positive events came to mind. And in my estimation, only positive events might be detrimental to the price of silver.

I believe the United States is in great economic peril, and within the next few years will drag the rest of the world into a severe economic depression. But if I am wrong, and world economies continue to expand, the already significant industrial demand for silver will only increase. And increased demand for silver is also good for silver investing.

By the way; if the United States somehow avoids severe economic malaise-that would be a black swan event, in my opinion.

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Silver Investing - Is It Too Late?

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Fri, 8 Jul 2011 16:09:00 -0700

Less than a month ago, when silver closed above $20, I posted an article titled "Silver Investing--Is it Too Late at $20?" On Friday, October 1st silver closed considerably higher than $20. I reasoned when I asked the "$20 question" that because of the massive manipulative short position that has existed for over two decades, the upward price potential was tremendous - if and when the manipulation was phased out.

Briefly; JP Morgan inherited the short position when it took over the failed Bear Stearns at the request of the U.S. government. Almost a month ago, JP Morgan announced that it will be closing its commodities trading desks. Those who knew of the huge short position are curious to know if it will be phased out. Early signs are promising. For over three weeks there has been no sign of manipulation, despite the steady price increase during that time.

During the month of September the price of gold increased about 4.9%, while the price of silver advanced about 9.9%! The price of silver made multiple 30-year records the past week and a half. After years of underperforming gold, some say because of silver price manipulation, it is telling that silver is outstripping gold recently. The price of gold is up because of fear of inflation and economic woes. However, economic woes should affect an industrial metal like silver adversely. And fear of inflation should not affect silver more than gold. Perhaps the price of silver has really been set free.

Speaking of inflation, there has suddenly been talk of deflation recently. Don't let it fool you, even if the talk gets traction. There is huge money at stake on Wall Street. Wall Street is not positioned for inflation. And because the precious metals markets are so small relative to the equities markets, and there is so much money to move, it will take months. I won't go so far as to say the government and Wall Street are conspiring, but if the public fears deflation, both the government and Wall Street win. The government wins because they hold off inflation that much longer. And Wall Street wins big by having time to reposition for inflation, that they know will come.

Despite public talk of deflation, private fear of inflation has pushed the price of precious metals higher. And the gold to silver price ratio moved from 63 to 1 down to 59 to 1 the last few days. Perhaps silver investing is getting back to the fundamentals. It's not too late now.

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Silver Investment - More Reasons Why it Makes Sense

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Thu, 7 Jul 2011 16:19:00 -0700

Silver is consumed in industry more than ever before.

People think of silver in terms of its price and value. The truth is that the industry uses more and more silver year after a year, so if you're really looking into a good investment, then silver is definitely a good option. One of the main reasons why we use silver is jewelry. We make necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry out of silver because it is pretty, as well as valuable. People will never lose interest in silver jewelry, so as long as it's made, silver will be needed.

It is possible that you don't realize that silver is used in medicine to a great extent. Dentists use it for dental fillings, and since philosophers wrote about the healing attributes of silver, we use it in wound dressings, and even Band-Aid. The truth is that silver does help us heal better, and because of that the industry will always use it.

Of course we use silver in high technology items as I mentioned before. Almost everything around you, be it a printer, a desk lamp, or even a TV screen, has some silver in it.

Another way we use silver is to make money. It is funny to think that until 1960 for most of the U.S. coins were made in 90 percent silver. Watch the videos mentioned in the introduction for a good historical summary of why that was.

When currencies get weak people turn to precious metals.

There is a tendency whenever the economy is bad and currency loses its value for people to turn to precious metals such as gold and silver. It's close to impossible for silver to devalue over any significant period of time. People understand this, and that is precisely why they invest in silver when they feel that the value of their currency or any valuable currency in the world is dropping dramatically. When they fear an economic crisis, they go to silver and precious metal brokers and increase the bias of their portfolio towards safe value storage that precious metals offer.

That's a tendency displayed by every nation for many years. Use this knowledge for your own gain.

Silver price keeps increasing.

The last reason why silver is a great investment is that the price of silver keep increasing. As I've mentioned before, silver is becoming more and more valuable and in just a few short years, it has doubled its market value. In 2005, it cost $7 to buy an ounce of silver. Now, it costs $17-$19 to buy an ounce of silver. The trend that you see here will not change. The price of silver will always increase, and the fluctuations will be minor within the overall context of silvers increasing scarcity and increasing demand.

The general tendency will be that gold will become more valuable and silver will follow but also have additional increases due to its unique additional uses. It is best for you to spend some money on gold and silver now so that you have a solid investment that you can realistically get back with significant increase in value in just a few years.

Coins As Mode of Silver Investment

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:15:00 -0700

For few people, making investment in the coins is just a hobby. They enjoy possessing these coins which are an in-separable part of our rich cultural heritage, or some coins which offer insight into other countries of the world. However, there are many other people who collect the coins for another reason; that is investment purpose.

Quite like many other collectibles; coins can also appreciate in their values over a period of time. An investment made wisely can help a person earn a large amount of money on his initial investment. It is a fact that other items like paintings, stamps or even baseball cards become valuable because lots of other people desire them, coins on the other hand are manufactured from the precious metals like silver and gold whose value appreciate with time apart from the additional value which it gains due to the interest and prestige attached to the coin.

When a person goes and buys a Morgan Dollar as an investment, he is getting two separate items in one item. If we see it practically, he gets a coin made of 24 grams of silver. As per the current market value of silver, this can provide a coin with a value which can be derived if it is melted down to be simply sold as silver.

But the Morgan Dollar is much more than it's silver. Most people collect it because of its eventful history- including that more than 0.5 million of them were minted but were never circulated between late 1800s and the early 1900s. This is the reason for their continuous demand, which is mint-grade Morgan Dollars.

As with any collectible product, you must first do thorough research and fully understand the functioning of the market before proceeding with making any investments in the coins for money generation.

You must remember that investment in the coins in a long term one and you can get into serious financial troubles by trying to make a large profit in short term by buying or selling these collectible coins.

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Silver Investing - It's Not About America Anymore

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Tue, 5 Jul 2011 23:21:00 -0700

For the last couple of decades, the primary driver of the price of precious metals has been the value of the U.S. dollar. On days when the dollar moves up against other major currencies, the price of precious metals moves down. On days when the dollar moves down against other major currencies, the price of precious metals moves up. This inverse relationship exists because all precious metals are denominated in U.S. dollars, and because there hasn't been a lot going on the last two decades that would cause people to put their money into precious metals instead of the U.S. dollar. Owning the dollar has been more desirable than owning gold or silver by most because U.S. bonds pay interest. Not only does owning physical gold and silver not pay, it costs to store and insure.

That may have all changed on November 30, 2010. The markets opened lower on European debt fears. Ireland got its bailout. But now Portugal and Spain are a concern. Out of habit, money flowed into the dollar, pushing it up about one percent against the euro. But an unusual thing happened simultaneously; the price of gold and silver, in U.S. dollars, moved up too. Instead of moving opposite the dollar as usual, gold and silver moved the same direction. At one point midday, the price of gold was up 1.3% despite the dollar being up about 1%. At that same time, the price of silver was up 3.9%, three times the percentage increase of gold.

Why did the price of silver and gold move up despite the rising dollar? A number of European investors put their money into precious metals instead of the dollar. That's why. They are losing faith in the dollar. They, as I, would rather pay to own silver that be paid to own dollars. Because the gold market is tiny compared to the global bond markets, it doesn't take a very large percentage of the available capital moving from bonds to gold to affect the price of gold. And the silver market is a tiny fraction the size of the gold market.

Add to this the fact that despite our huge economy and tremendous disposable income, Americans only account for about 20% of the precious metals purchases the last few years. We Americans tend to analyze investments within the context of the American economy and values. But in precious metals, America does not dominate.

Gold, in U.S. dollars, was $35 below its all-time high today. Silver was a similar percentage below its recent 2010 high in U.S. dollars. But in Euros, gold made a new all time high.

It seems that Quantitative Easing, compliments of the Fed, has delayed the day of reckoning for the U.S. and its debt crisis. Which means it will be a while longer before many Americans begin to wake up to the fact that their dollars are on the way to devaluation. As the debt crisis unfolds in Europe, depend on Europeans to drive the price of silver higher, even in the face of a strengthening U.S. dollar. Then, when the dollar begins to weaken, the weakening dollar will continue to drive the price of silver.

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Silver Investing - Morgan Silver Dollars

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:23:00 -0700

The Morgan Silver Dollar - A Brief History

No other U. S. silver coin can compare with the rich history enjoyed by the Morgan silver dollar (also known as the Liberty Head silver dollar). Designed by George T. Morgan, the Morgan dollar remains a favorite of both casual and serious coin collectors.

A total of five U. S. Mints were involved in the production of Morgan silver dollars from 1878 thru 1921: Carson City; Denver (1921 only); New Orleans; Philadelphia; and San Francisco.

Minting of the Morgan dollar was suspended in 1904 due a government shortage of silver bullion. Only about 8,812,000 (a relatively small mintage) were produced that year. It was another 17 years before another Morgan silver dollar was minted. In 1921, production resumed but later that year the Morgan dollar was replaced by the Peace silver dollar.

The world would be awash in Morgan silver dollars except for two events: 1) the Pittman Act of 1918 permitted the melting of 270,232,722 Morgans for their silver content; and, 2) unknown millions more were turned in and melted when silver reached an all time high of $50.50 per ounce in 1980. So the number of Morgan dollars in existence are far less than the number minted.

The Morgan Silver Dollar - Facts and Details

The Morgan silver dollar features the head of Lady Liberty on the obverse side and a spread-winged eagle on the reverse. Several small variations were made to this coin over its mint life. The mint mark is toward the bottom on the reverse side (just below the ribbon loops). Mint marks are "CC" for Carson City, "D" for Denver, "O" for New Orleans and "S" for the San Francisco Mints. If no mint mark appears, it was minted in Philadelphia.

Morgan silver dollars are 90% silver and 10% copper. Uncirculated Morgans contain .7734 Troy ounces of pure silver (24.0566 grams) with a gross weight of .859 Troy ounces (26.728 grams). Circulated Morgans are considered to contain .7650 Troy ounces of pure silver due to the "wear factor" in handling these coins (sometimes referred to as trade content). Circulated silver coins (including Morgan silver dollars) have been given the unworthy name "junk" silver.

If you are looking for the least expensive way of owning Morgan silver dollars and still get good coins, stay with the circulated grades of Extremely Fine (EF or XF) or About Uncirculated (AU). Uncirculated coins begin with Mint State 60 (MS60) and go to top-of-the-line MS65s. Use caution when investing in MS63 and higher grades - they should be graded and "slabbed" by either NGC or PCGS.

Stay with reputable dealers. And be sure to shop around - don't buy from the first dealer you find that sells Morgan dollars. Prices can vary widely and you will want to compare prices from several dealers to get the maximum amount of silver for your money.

Disclaimer: I have made every reasonable effort to produce an informative and helpful article on Morgan silver dollars based on my research and experiences. However, I make no representation or warranties of any kind with regard to its completeness, accuracy or suitability for any specific situation or purpose.

John Ausiman was a salesman of gold and silver for one of the oldest, most reputable precious metals dealers in the U.S. He no longer is actively selling precious metals but wants to share his expertise with would-be gold and silver investors. You will find this complete article (with pictures) and other useful articles on silver at his web site http://www.silverinvestingsimplified.com

Silver Investing - Soon to Become Simpler and More Profitable?

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Mon, 4 Jul 2011 10:02:00 -0700

Anyone who has followed silver closely the last few years has probably read of the alleged manipulation of the price of silver. Investigators claim that JP Morgan has been responsible since March of 2008. It was in March of 2008 that JP Morgan took over the failed Bear Stearns bank at the request of the U.S. government. So, JP Morgan inherited the massive short position from Bear Stearns. On the very day Bear Stearns failed, silver hit a multi-decade high of $21 per ounce. Those within the silver investing community who knew of Bear Stearns' huge short position had high hopes that JP Morgan would dissolve the massive short position and let the price of silver find its free-market price level. The expectation is that, in a market free of manipulation, the price of silver would eventually move back in line with its long-time ratio of 1/15th to 1/20th the price of gold.

But it didn't happen. Shortly after the takeover by JP Morgan, the price of silver pulled back - and pulled back dramatically. It pulled back from a high of $20.92 (London) March 17, 2008 to a low of $9.17 in Nov 2008. that is a 56% pullback. Gold also pulled back from an intermediate high of $1,011 in March of 2008, to a low of $713 in November; a pullback of only 29%.

Why the disparity? The serious silver investing community hypothesized that the government had "encouraged" JP Morgan to maintain the massive short position. A few cried foul, but nobody was listening at the time. Why would the government encourage a manipulative short position be maintained? Here is one thought; the economy was (and still is) in trouble. Silver is an industrial metal in high demand, but in short supply. A return to the long-time historical gold-to-silver price ratio of about 17-to-1 would increase the production cost, and therefore sales price, of a wide variety of products manufactured in the United States.

However, just this past week, JP Morgan announced that it will be closing its proprietary commodities trading desks. And last Thursday the price of silver again hit $21 an ounce. As the twenty commodities traders are laid off and operations shut down over the next few months, will the short positions in silver be covered? Nobody knows for sure (except maybe a couple of people at JP Morgan). But given the one-week 5% rise of the price of silver, some of us silver investing addicts, including yours truly, are making small bets that the short positions will be covered.

If JP doesn't try to push the price of silver down in the next four weeks, I would take that as a very good sign that the short positions will be phased out. And then I would consider raising my bet. With silver hitting $21 and gold hitting $1,280 last week, it still takes 61 ounces of silver to buy an ounce of gold. that is still almost four times the historical average.

Some precious metals analysts are predicting a pullback in the price of gold; to perhaps as low as $1,050 an ounce. However, if gold does pull back to $1,050 an ounce, a historical 17-to-1 ratio of the price of gold to the price of silver would put the price of silver at about $62 an ounce.

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Gold Or Silver Investment

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:52:00 -0700

Investments in precious metals have always been popular among people. And there is nothing weird since this type of investment is considered to be one of the safest possible options. The other great advantage that can not be disregarded is stability. Basically speaking, due to the number of benefits more and more people all over the world are considering this investment choice. And here comes the other questions: Which of the precious metals you should invest in? It goes without saying that gold and silver are the most popular variants. So, which one to choose - gold or silver investment?

The following information will help you to make this choice.

To begin with it should be pointed out that silver formed proportional raiser that was almost always higher than the one created by gold. In addition, the cost of silver increased in 3 - 4 times while cost of gold doubled. To go into more details there is a need to add that it is a historical fact that the cost of silver has been significantly rising every time the dollar rates dropped.

The other important aspect to take into consideration is that silver was more frequently used for industrial purposes and consequently this strengthened its value. For example, this metal is used in plastic industry, photography, digital cameras, laptops, coin minting, and so on.

Besides, there is one more important plus of silver as an investment option. I am talking here about its affordability if compared to gold which is usually bought by rich people.

As you can see, all the things mentioned make silver a really great and safe investment. But, at the same time, you should understand that is not reasonable to neglect investment in gold. And if you want to diversify your investment portfolio both metals discussed should be included. This will be the wisest decision for you to make.

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Coming Economic Collapse in America - Why Gold and Silver Investing is Your Only Hope

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sat, 2 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0700

The coming economic collapse in America is hands down the largest collapse in the history of the world, and those savvy to gold and silver investing will stand to profit handsomely.

With all of the inflation going on in the world, and countries like Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain going broke, it's a huge disaster in the making.

There is a ton of information out there about how well the stock market is doing, and how this gravy train will never end. What I am about to tell you is the reality of what we are facing.

There is no economic recovery and the stock market is going to fall dramatically due to the excessive amount of liquidity being pumped into the banks.

The coming economic collapse in America is no game. Inflation is here, and our government has already taken our once strong dollar past the point of no return. There will be a huge collapse of the U.S. dollar.

Countries around the world know that the dollar is weakening, and that's why China has started diversifying their holdings into gold.

This collapse of our once great currency will be a swift one, possibly occurring overnight as a devaluation put forth by our government.

If you have all of your money stored in cash, you are not only losing money everyday, but you are risking losing your entire nest egg. This is not something new that I am talking about.

This has happened to countries throughout history due to government mismanagement of the money supply. The fall of Rome was actually attributed to the government inflating the circulated coins by mixing them with lead.

The coming economic collapse in America is real. This can certainly happen again, but what amazes me is that most people will sit back and let their hard earned wealth be stolen from them through the hidden tax called inflation.

Most won't even know what hit them until the jobless rate is 40% and they are out on the streets. To quote economist Dr. Marc Faber "In 5 years time, the dollar will be like wallpaper".

These great economists are predicting some very dark stuff in our near future, but each one of them preach the same message. Inform yourself about GOLD AND SILVER INVESTING!

Why? Because gold and silver are hedges against inflation, and because there will be a massive amount of money made by those holding precious metals.

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Silver Investing - The Best Silver Bullion Buy

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Sat, 2 Jul 2011 05:27:00 -0700

With troubled economic conditions already here and expected to get worse in the years ahead, I believe everyone should own some silver bullion. In previous articles I discussed the why of owning silver bullion, and the best silver bullion options to choose. My number one recommendation was, and still is, 90% silver coins. I have recently come to the conclusion that a particular denomination and style of pre-1965 coin is the best silver investing choice within the category of 90% silver coins.

First, let's review the basics of investing in 90% silver coins. Pre-1965 U.S. dimes, quarters, halves, and dollars are 90% silver. Dimes, quarters, and halves were minted with 0.725 troy ounces per one dollar face value. Dollars were minted with 0.7735 troy ounces of silver in each. Circulated dimes, quarters, and halves are generally considered to have 0.715 troy ounces of silver per dollar of face value. Often, these circulated silver coins are referred to as junk silver or junk silver coins.

Some dealers charge a premium if you buy all halves; all fifty cent piece 90% U.S. silver coins. I like half dollars, and would consider paying a small premium for just that reason. However, there is another reason. The premium is charged because circulated halves have a higher silver content than circulated dimes and quarters. If you dust off your high school geometry, this makes sense. The surface area of a half dollar coin is less than the surface area of two quarters or five dimes. Hence, there is less loss of silver due to handling because there is less surface area relative to weight.

The typical premium for halves is ten cents per half, or $20 per $100 face value. With silver at $40 per ounce, that premium equals 0.005 troy ounces of silver. In other words, you are paying for 0.720 troy ounces of silver per dollar face value rather than 0.715.

If you have handled or seen many circulated coins, you have seen some earlier mint year coins that were so badly worn that the date cannot be discerned. But have you ever seen a Kennedy half dollar that is worn? I haven't. Scratched yes, but not worn. That is because the 90% Kennedy halves were minted in 1964. I've not seen a worn 1964 dime or quarter either. Why? Because double-digit inflation hit the U.S. in the 1970s, and silver topped out at $49.50 an ounce in early 1980, and the 90% silver coins were pulled out of circulation. The late mint coins had not been in circulation long enough to wear.

Although I have not yet weighed coins to confirm, it makes perfect sense to me to conclude that circulated Kennedy halves have more silver content than circulated dimes, quarters, and non-Kennedy halves. If a mixed bag of halves has 0.720 troy ounces of silver per dollar face, how much do Kennedy halves contain?

At $40 silver, it may seem like a small thing. But how about when silver investing mania sets in? When the price of silver has been in a bubble for a few years and it is time to cash in, we may well be selling 90% silver coins by weight instead of face value.

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Secret Silver Invest - The Hidden Treasure

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Fri, 1 Jul 2011 05:54:00 -0700

'Silver' is a secret investment tool according to a number of investors. It is a hot topic and according to many, investing in silver is going to fill the big void between how much dollars you have right now and how much dollars you would have in the future. Investors say that it is the right time to invest in silver. You can start your investment by purchasing pre 1964 silver coins.

The coins made before the year 1964 has more than 90% of silver compared to what is offered now. After the year 1964, there was a substantial decrease in the % of silver used in the coins. Now it dropped to 40% silver which is known as "junk silver". That's why it is not fit for collection as it gets nicks and scratches through circulation. So the major portion of investment should be of pre 1964 - silver coins.

One should search and investigate a lot before investing in the secret tool of investment, i.e., silver. Internet can also be a good option for searching about the secret investment for great deals or opportunities. Google is a very popular search engine which offers you with information on anything and everything. So when you try different combinations of key words to find information on silver, it would fill you with ample knowledge about it. You can also discover and fulfill your thrust for information on EBay about silver which is a secret investment tool these days. Other than that one should also keep himself updated with circulation news on pre-1964 silver coins.

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Make Your Move on Silver Investments Now

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:25:00 -0700

When you think of investing in precious metals, the first thought is that silver is considered as a cheap precious metal when compared to gold. But silver enjoys a high demand for use in industrial usage particularly for solar panels and chips for computers. All things fair and white are always alluring and so with this white and beautiful metal which is now becoming the darling for investors. Silver may not possess the Midas touch of gold but its potential for profitability is profound since its demand is rising in dual markets - the industrial demand for its use as a raw material as well as demand from investors.

With the advent of the internet, possibility of online trading and the popularity of globalization, it meant that you can take advantage of what is happening in any nook and corner of the globe. At present, silver is hitting home runs in the Asian markets but has not affected the US dollar yet. This break-out attempt in Asia is as sure signal of things to follow in other markets and particularly in the US. With players from all over the globe at the center of the Asian financial market playing rehearsals of their strategies and succeeding is a siren song for things bound to happen in the US markets.

The early bird catches the worm and it is most profitable to get in on the ground floor when any strategic investment plan is being played out. Though the risk of loss exists but because you are on the ground and your ears are well attuned to the changes, you can take advantage and bail yourself out. But if the bull's silver snort does turn into a massive bellow then the profits you will reap will be mind boggling.

The gold to silver ratio is around 65:1 and makes silver appear cheap when its price is compared to gold. One reason for such a high ratio being that gold prices have already peaked out drastically but silver has yet to follow the leader. This oscillation between prices of gold and silver will attract investors or even traders who will try to capitalize in this price vacillation by purchasing silver. Gold prices have peaked out and silver has not - see this as your opportunity! Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that silver will go up and it is also logical that prices of gold may decline. In this scenario, investors in silver are bound to reap profits when silver goes up or as gold goes down.

The silver lining being that silver is cheaper than gold and the silver cloud is that this beautiful white cheap precious metal moves faster than gold. For example, last week the flux in silver was 6.6% in a window time frame of 30 hours and in this same time frame, gold moved by a mere 1%. This enhances the chance of you making a kill by investing in silver. What have you got to lose? One thing for sure - you are going to lose if you are not going to make your move on silver investments now!

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Silver Investing - ETFs Are Different

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:27:00 -0700

The short definition of an ETF is, "A mutual fund that trades like a stock." But that doesn't mean you should trade an ETF like you trade a stock. When you take a look at the chart of an ETF on your favorite charting software the results look like a stock. But making buy and sell decision on silver ETFs the same way as you would make on a stock from a stock chart could be disastrous.

Many, if not most, investment strategies that use charts to determine buy and sell points utilize volume in some manner; accumulation distribution, overbought/oversold indicators base on a volume-based algorithm, or chart patterns in conjunction with volume, to name a few. The very credible theory on volume is that the institutional investors are the only investors with enough clout to make a noticeable effect on volume. Volume in conjunction with price action, or chart patterns, indicate supply/demand for the stock by institutional investors. There is a great deal of evidence to back up the theory. So much so that every successful investor I have heard of includes some type of volume analysis in their method or investing system.

So why the warning against applying your stock investing methods to a precious metals ETF? Put simply, unlike the price of a traditional brick-and-mortar, financial, or dot.com stocks like General Motors, Bank of America, or Microsoft, the price of silver ETF like SLV does not depend upon supply/demand for SLV.

The price of GM depends upon supply/demand for shares of GM stock. However, the price of SLV is: the price of a troy ounce of silver minus operating expenses. It is the price of silver that drives the price of SLV, not supply/demand factors for shares of SLV. It might be more accurate to say that price drives supply/demand of SLV, not the other way around.

Some would say that the price of silver is driven by supply/demand, and therefore the price of SLV is too. I cannot argue against that point of view--long-term. But it is the resulting price of silver itself that determines the per share price of SLV. Also, short-term, the futures markets has more to do with the price of silver than supply/demand of physical silver. A silver futures contract is paper silver, and this paper silver is 99% controlled by speculators.

Long term, it is supply/demand for physical silver that controls the price of physical silver, and therefore, the per share price of SLV. Volume analysis of physical silver is relevant to the price of a SLV. But that information is difficult to come by. And the price of silver is becoming increasingly more emotion based.

As much as I like using chart-based investment strategies that incorporate volume, my silver investing is based on the fundamental factors.

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Silver Investing Shocking Secret - How it Might Exceed $400 Per Ounce in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:40:00 -0700

So what is a better investment gold or silver? Many people might say gold but to tell you the truth silver can rise ten times higher as compared to gold. Many analysts are of the opinion that silver prices can rise as high as $400/oz in the next few months. First, let's discuss some historical performance of gold vs silver. Between 1970 and 1980, gold prices increased from the Bretton Woods fixed price of $35 per ounce to an unprecedented $850/oz. This was an increase of 2,329% in ten years.

Now, during the same period starting from 1970 and ending at 1980, silver prices jumped from a mere $1.50/oz to almost over $50/oz. This was an increase of 3,233% over a period of ten years. So, just compare buying a few ounces of gold as compared to silver and their returns over a period of just ten years.

Now, let me explain why this unprecedented rise in silver prices might happen. You see as compared to gold, silver has far more industrial applications. As the global economy starts to expand again in this year, the demand for many industrial products will grow. Silver like gold is available only in limited quantity. So you can well imagine what happens when the demand rises but supply does not!

The most important application of silver is as an electricity conductor. Silver wires are used as high tension cables. You will be surprised to know that silver is also used in a number of household appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, wall switches, fuses and so on.

Silver is used extensively in photography. This use might decrease as digital photography replaces traditional photography. But this will be replaced by new uses of silver in other industries. Now, take a look at your computer, every computer, server, monitor, cell phone and switch has silver. Lasers, satellites, high-tech weaponry and robotics, all require silver. Digital technology and telecommunications need silver.

A new double layer of silver on glass is sweeping the window market, as it reflects away almost 95% of the hot rays of the sun. A new electronic application for "smart tags" that are replacing bar codes could use significant quantities of silver. Silver is heavily used in chemical industry. Silver is a great reflector and as said before is used widely in mirrors and glass coatings.

Batteries use silver. Silver is used in soldering, pharmaceuticals, catheters and many other areas. So, you can well imagine as the global economy starts to expand again and the demand for these products and services increase, you will see a skyrocketing of silver prices.

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Cheapest Gold or Silver Investing?

noreply@blogger.com (hafizah) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:32:00 -0700

First of all I don't think you can be hurt by buying/investing in either right now. If you picked either one and decided to go with that, I think you will be better off than about anything else you could possibly invest in. I am not a financial planner or investment advisor so before you take any of my advice at all, or buy a darn thing with it, consult someone else! There, now that I've covered my butt, here's my information.

Gold is mainly recycled and held. 95% of all gold mined in the history of the world continues to be held by mankind. There are approximately 4.58 billion ounces of gold in the world still available in some form.

What About Silver? According to the two industry silver surveys by the silver institute and the cpm group, there are about 250 million ounces to up to 650 million ounces of silver, or about 1/7th to amount of gold on the planet. It may shock some to find out there is a lot less silver on the planet than gold.

Which is more volatile as a price? Again, I can't imagine an upcoming scenario where anyone buying either is hurt but if you look historically the ratio between gold to silver has been much different than it is currently.

In 1792 the US Congress passed the First Coinage Act. The Act officially established the Dollar as our currency, defining one Dollar as a weight of pure silver, 371.35 grains to be exact. A Quarter Eagle ($2.50), was defined as 61.875 grains of gold. The Act legally set the gold/silver ratio at 15. In 1834, Congress passed the Second Coinage Act, slightly tweaking the gold/silver Ratio from 15 to 16. Since these times you have seen the ratio climb up to around 100 but since the 70's average around a 20-1 ratio. Would this point you more toward silver investing with the ratio currently being 55?

Which would you want? 55 ounces of silver or one ounce of the cheapest gold? Yes it would be harder to transport 55 ounces of silver than gold but with there being less silver on the planet and with all the newfound uses of the metal, I am stating my position as being one for silver investing vs, purchasing even the cheapest gold.

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