Ole Field Trashe said:

Most commodities only really track inflation. As a long term investment, silver has gone from $4.41 in 1975 to say $18 this year

$18 - 4.41 = $13.59

13.58/ 4.41 = 3.079

3.079 x 100 = 307.9% return in 40 years.

(1 + x)^ 40 = 3.079

1+ (40 root 3.079) = 1.028

= 2.8% return over the long term, which is basically the long term inflation rate.

If you compare that to Coca-Cola (5400%), Ford (787%), McDonalds (7600%), At&t (5800%) or any of the Warren Buffet type stocks it pales in comparison over the same time period. Those amounts do not count the substantial dividends you would also receive.

Even government bonds have a higher return than silver over the long term.

If you are looking to basically bury the coins in a tin can in your yard "just in case" its not a bad thing to own some silver or gold. Most financial advisers would not recommend having more than 5% to 10% of your investment portfolio in hard commodities and it is unlikely that the swing in prices will ever make you rich or even cover the broker costs unless you are buying huge bricks or holding onto them for several years or decades.

The joke for lots of financial pundits is that gold (or silver) always looks expensive as there is no way to figure its intrinsic value. Gold has no earnings, and therefore a Price / earnings of infinity. Although silver has some industrial uses it is largely in the same boat as gold.

Invest if you are looking to store you money without earning any real return or if you don't trust banks.

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geokills said:

For perspective, given that this thread started on February 13, 2015:

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$18/oz of silver would today be worth $76/oz

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I still have a kilo bar from back in the day, bought for under 500 bucks

Asante said:

Gold is King, Silver will get a second wind soon.

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vicepope said:

So buy AGQ or not.

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today mylove said:

Wait for $30

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