Speculative Stocks For Those Who Believe Silver May Outperform Gold This Year

Speculation is always an interesting discussion. Right now there are a lot of unanswered questions driving the price of precious metals this month. Will the Fed step in and initiate yet another round of quantitative easing? Will the European Central Bank really do all they can to save the euro? Will China organize a soft landing or will it come down hard? Will the Republicans truly fight for some sort of gold standard in the United States? Have we reached so called peak gold? Will silver return to its historic 16 to 1 price ratio relative to gold? All of these questions are being asked by precious metals traders and their subsequent answers will impact the short and mid-term price trajectory of the metals. Regardless of the answers to all of these questions, one thing remains certain to this author; the long-term trajectory of the prices of precious metals is up, and thus speculation with a small portion of your portfolio in this space may not be a bad idea. I have suggested that silver could outperform gold in the next 12 months and thus recommended playing some of the larger players in that metal. My readers know that I have been adamant in my suggestion to own physical assets in these metals. For those investors that cannot or will not buy physical assets, I have pointed to the ETFs that track the price of metals as a second line approach. I recommend....READ ARTICLE