Je vhodný čas na nákup striebra?

Pokiaľ ešte nevlastníte žiadne striebro, tak je vhodné nakúpiť aspoň časť z plánovaného množstva. Riziko nákupu striebra za súčasnú cenu je menšie, ako nevlastniť žiadne. Pokiaľ chcete len doplniť vaše existujúce zásoby, tak skúsiť počkať na lepšiu cenu by sčasti bolo asi lepším riešením.

With the gains we've seen in silver, would we buy right now?

Since our current bull market in precious metals began in 2001, the ratio, while fluctuating wildly, has never gone below 45. And yet look where it went during the precious metals peak in 1980: it bottomed at 17. Even though gold was soaring at the time, silver outran it.

The ratio might show relative strength between gold and silver, but it's not a good buying indicator. A falling ratio could mean silver is rising faster than gold, like it is currently, or it could mean silver is falling slower. As a result, we'd use the ratio to determine silver's upside potential but not necessarily when to place an order.

These big-picture signals tell us silver is undervalued and, at the moment, a better bargain than gold. And given the currency crisis we're convinced is in the cards, we wouldn't want to be caught without any. If you have a long-term mindset, silver is a buy today.

Would we wait for a better price?

If you do not own any, and plan on holding what you buy until a mania develops, then we wouldn't wait. The risk of buying silver at current prices is lower than owning none at all.

If you do own some but want to add to your holdings, we'd probably wait for a drop in price, in part because silver could more easily fall when the economy is found to be more fragile than what many believe. And with industrial uses comprising approximately half of silver's demand, it would be more susceptible to sell-offs than gold if our research is correct about global economies.

Further, summer usually brings pullbacks in prices, and this can be especially true for silver stocks. This is the tendency, though we can't be sure if this summer will follow past trends. Still, our best guess is to anticipate another leg down this year. If you already own silver, we'd look for a correction to add to your holdings.

In our opinion, owning no silver in this bull market would be a mistake. And your first (and biggest) investment in silver should be in a physical form.

How much physical silver should you have? There's no right answer and one size will not fit all. But we do recommend holding more gold than silver. Our suggestion for your precious metal holdings is roughly 80% gold and 20% silver.

Like gold, silver comes in different forms. We'd start with the more popular one-ounce coins and then branch out into other types as your holdings grow.

17.06.2010