Archive for June, 2008

Silver investing is what this blog is all about. Buy silver, invest in silver, get into silver! That’s what we say every day. But why do we say that?

Well, it’s not because we have to say that, we’re not analysts, we’re not paid by any of the big silver ETFs, we just like silver! One interesting point that we found in an article over at business 24 - 7 is about one fact.

The fact that silver is the only commoditiy that hasn’t jumped above it’s all time high during this commodity boom. Yes you read that right, every thing else has jumped above it’s all time high but silver. The precious metal silver is behind. And from what we’ve heard (only third hand so do your research) the silver supply is low and demand stays the same or is growing.

So why the low price?

We’re not sure. But it just adds to the reason why you should buy silver.

Silver has been a roller coaster ride lately with ups and downs and in betweens. No one can figure out this market. And if you can, you’re kidding yourself.

Buying silver, which historically, buying gold and silver has been done when the markets or dollar is down, is even a risky investment. Investors in precious metals have seen both of the major metals swing more than 15% in a months time. Going from 52 week highs to lows within a week.

However, the latest news from Wall Street, that Goldman Sachs beat estimates this quarter, comes as a boost to all commodities. Not because it’s finally good news from the investment banking world, or the banking world in general. But because the reports say that Goldman has had better than average returns in the commodities world or it’s investments.

To some this may seem obvious. Oil is up, way up, and buying things like gold and silver is just safe plays on a weak dollar and a strong commodities market. Traders don’t even have to buy just mining companies. They can get in by investing in silver ETFs like SLV.

But to others, just jumping on the bandwagon, it’s not that obvious and can still be a strong play in their investment portfolio, even in this run-up. As Blog Silver has said before, the demand is high and people are hesitant to dump their money into a volatile stock market. So they go looking for safer investments. Safer investments like gold and silver ETFs that can get large boosts from earnings reports that boast about commodities earnings.

Some may think that buying gold and silver right now is crazy. You may think that the markets are possibly on a turnaround and the dollar isn’t doing so bad. Buying precious metals at a high point would be crazy.

But what about the rest of commodities around the world? And better yet, the worlds use of those commodities.

It’s increasing, and increasing at a huge rate. China and India, named way too many times to count in this blog and similar financial blogs, are all about buying the commodities that China and India are buying and need to survive. Some of those commodities are gold and silver, which you may want to consider buying.

Buying silver now may not be the worst idea. Oil is on the rise, stocks are chaotic at best, and the dollar, although rebounding on news that the fed is done lowering rates, is still not as nearly as strong as it’s closest rivals. You need to consider the rest of the market, not just those historical indicators of the price of silver.

There are a ton more investors in the game now and with Silver ETFs gaining popularity along with all the other sector ETFs out there, you may want to think about getting into silver right now.

The iShares silver trust ETF, SLV is holding strong amid all this up and down buying and selling of silver and gold. The silver trust may be the best way to get into a silver market that some say is going to go even higher.

As oil continues to rise, gold and silver are tending to follow the trends set by the market. When there’s a sign that the economy could rebound and the dollar could be on the rise, the precious metals fall. But as the market shakes with rising oil prices, people are back buying silver and gold. A big way they buy these precious metals is to buy into the silver or gold ETFs (Gold, IAU).

These funds are easier to trade and cost an investor less in the long run than buying silver or buying gold directly in the form of bullion bars or coins. The two trusts are holding strong, fluctuating with the price of gold and silver as they should since they are backed by the precious metals.