Poll: Which Is A Better Investment, Gold Or Silver?

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p91 New Member 31 Posts	Posted 01/04/2007 01:27 am Poll Question which is a better investment? gold or silver? Poll Choices Report this Post to the Staff

p91 New Member 31 Posts	Posted 01/04/2007 05:48 am interesting. 50/50 Report this Post to the Staff
p91 New Member 31 Posts	Posted 01/05/2007 04:03 am how come gold rather than silver? Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 01/05/2007 09:22 am Silver isn't as rare as most people believe. The majority of it is actually obtained by secondary recovery, meaning that it is a by-product from the mining of metals like copper and lead. Report this Post to the Staff
p91 New Member 31 Posts	Posted 01/07/2007 9:13 pm but historically the value has been 8:1 to gold and now its 50:1 ... silver is used for many industrial things whereas gold is horded... dont you think this might have an effect on the value in the future? Report this Post to the Staff
Bigfella Pillar of the Community Australia 853 Posts	Posted 01/08/2007 07:15 am To me it is simple....look at the increase in spot prices over the last 12 to 18 months and it is a no brainer. Report this Post to the Staff
p91 New Member 31 Posts	Posted 01/09/2007 05:28 am good point Report this Post to the Staff
Bigfella Pillar of the Community Australia 853 Posts	Posted 01/09/2007 8:13 pm gold is winning but I would pick silver purely based on the market over th last 12 months or so. Report this Post to the Staff
monster Valued Member United States 414 Posts	Posted 01/09/2007 8:20 pm Gold! Report this Post to the Staff
bboudrot Valued Member Canada 61 Posts	Posted 01/13/2007 11:16 pm Silver. Silver is money Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 01/13/2007 11:53 pm Gold, It's less bulky than silver and more easily stored, hidden, transported etc. My next step, if I had the money, would be platinum, emeralds, and diamonds. But, that's just a dream as my budget is more in line with that of an aluminum can collector. Report this Post to the Staff
booyah New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 01/16/2007 10:55 am Gold VS Silver? If you compare the 2006 end of year price vs a historic price at start of each year, It depends on when you "get in"... 1998 gold wins 2.26 to 2.20 1999 silver wins 2.58 to 2.23 2000 silver wins 2.44 to 2.28 2001 silver wins 2.81 to 2.37 2002 silver wins 2.81 to 2.31 2003 silver wins 2.76 to 1.87 (Russell 2000 = 2.01) 2004 silver wins 2.16 to 1.55 2005 silver wins 2.02 to 1.50 2006 silver wins 1.43 to 1.21 I have not looked back past 1998, but in recent years, Silver is winning, gold has been 2nd (Except from 1/1/03 to 12/31/2006 - R2K was 2nd, Gold was 3rd). Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 01/16/2007 11:31 am When, not if, nations like China and India bring their treasuries more in line with the world and base their monetary system on something other than the U.S. dollar, gold will spike. Yes it will bring silver along, to an extent, but it will not see the gains that gold will. The question was which is the better investment, so I assume we are talking forward looking. Short term gold looks better. Historically, silver is more consistent, though, it is being replaces by other materials in a lot of industrial applications and that worries me long term. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
cecoins Valued Member United States 140 Posts	Posted 01/20/2007 7:53 pm gold Report this Post to the Staff
booyah New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 01/27/2007 11:25 pm Gold vs Silver? I took the time and looked up historic gold & silver prices prior to 1998 (see my earlier post)... For values from Jan 1 of given year compared (ratio) to Jan 1 2007... 1997 Silver won 2.71 to 1.76 (Platinum actually wins 3.13) 1996 Silver won 2.50 to 1.65 1995 Silver won 2.67 to 1.69 (Dow actually wins 3.25) 1994 Silver won 2.45 to 1.63 (Dow actually wins 3.33) 1993 Silver won 3.53 to 1.96 (Dow actually wins 3.77) 1992 Silver won 3.34 to 1.83 (Dow actually wins 3.93) 1991 Silver won 3.10 to 1.64 (Dow actually wins 4.78) 1990 Silver won 2.48 to 1.61 (Dow actually wins 4.44) 1989 Silver won 2.13 to 1.56 (Dow actually wins 5.82) 1988 Silver won 1.95 to 1.34 (Dow actually wins 6.19) 1987 Silver won 2.41 to 1.59 (Dow actually wins 6.47) 1986 Silver won 2.22 to 1.97 (Dow actually wins 8.11) Gold has proven to be a better investment over Silver only one year (buy in 1998) since 1986. Silver has been a better investment if bought in 20 of 21 years. Some poor sole out there bought gold in 1979 & 1980... they are still upside down. I was surprised to see the Dow beat gold & silver prior to 1996 (and that is on the index, dividends are ignored)... We all should have bought ebay & google (back in the early years), but I sure like looking at gold & silver (coins & bars). Report this Post to the Staff
jemsdca New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 03/31/2007 11:31 am The price of silver has never been know to be an amazingly stable, gold has. One thing you guys should know is that gold for the most part, does not change price the dollar does. Look at the price of gold in say, euros the price changes are not the same as they are in dollars; this is because the dollar changed prices due to economical changes. Silver is more resistant to price changes due to times of economic down fall but its still susceptible to economics due to the industrial uses of silver. I could go more in-depth about why gold would go up much faster in a time of economic downfall, as I am running short on time I wont. The main idea is that gold is not a true investment meaning its not going to make you money; gold is a way of securing your money. Silver is still much better then keeping your money in a bank account for 30 years with 2% interest. Sorry about my spelling and grammar it's never been my forte. Report this Post to the Staff
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