Expert insights and analysis on silver, gold, and precious metals markets
How interest rates, real yields and the dollar move silver, and what actually happened to silver in the 2001, 2007, 2019, 2020 and 2024 cutting cycles.
After a sharp move in 2025, silver enters 2026 with strong fundamentals. Supply deficits, industrial demand from solar and EVs, monetary policy, and the key levels to watch.
A practical framework for choosing between silver and gold as a first precious-metals position — volatility, ticket size, account types, storage, and tax.
A practical guide to the physical silver market — government coins, generic rounds, cast and minted bars, premiums over spot, dealer choice, storage, and resale.
Where industrial silver actually goes — solar panels, electronics, EVs, brazing, and medical uses — and what makes that demand sticky.
Where the silver spot price actually comes from — the LBMA Silver Price, COMEX futures, OTC quotes — and how that wholesale number turns into a retail premium.
How silver fits into US retirement accounts — silver ETFs in standard IRAs vs. self-directed IRAs holding physical silver, with custodian and depository roles explained.
How silver actually reaches the market — primary mines vs. byproduct from gold, copper, lead, and zinc; top producing countries; recycling; and why supply is price-inelastic.
A plain-language introduction to reading a silver price chart — timeframes, candlesticks, moving averages, support and resistance, volume, and the COT report.
The trade-offs between home storage, bank safe-deposit boxes, and allocated third-party vaulting — covering insurance, jurisdiction, and access.
Silver's monetary history — from ancient drachmas and Roman denarii to bimetallism, the Spanish dollar, demonetization, and the Hunt Brothers episode.
Does silver actually hedge inflation? A look across the 1970s, the disinflationary decades, and the 2020s — and why the answer is more nuanced than the headline.
A guide to silver jewelry and silverware — sterling and other alloys, fineness numbers, hallmarks, and why this segment behaves differently from bullion.
Detecting counterfeit silver coins and bars at home — dimensions, weight, magnet test, ping test, specific gravity, and ultrasound thickness gauges.
An in-depth analysis of the factors that could drive silver prices in 2025, including industrial demand, renewable energy growth, and monetary policy shifts.
Learn how to use the gold/silver ratio to identify potential trading opportunities and understand the historical relationship between these precious metals.
Why central banks focus on gold reserves and how their buying impacts silver prices. What individual investors should know about silver's unique position.
Comparing gold and Bitcoin as store-of-value assets. Which makes more sense for your portfolio in 2025?
Everything you need to know about investing in silver through ETFs, including comparisons of the major funds and their pros and cons.
How silver mining stocks can amplify your returns (and risks) compared to physical silver and ETFs. Top picks for 2025.