re: Physical silver

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It's not that they are great investments in and of themselves just more a hedge against catastrophe. For example I lost nothing in 2009 because I did not sell any stocks, I did gain by selling metals bought for lets say a 10$ average for 45$ average. When you realize a profit or loss can only occur when a transaction actually takes place it becomes clearer. Metals traditionally act in inverse to the stock market and having something available to liquidate at a high to avoid a loss in a different part of your portfolio is a good thing. I would never recommend anyone get too metal heavy in their holdings. IMHO

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