How silver and gold stack up as investments – Wall Street Journal
Mark Mobius, a leading analyst on emerging markets, said recently that he thinks it is a good time to buy gold, a safe-haven investment which is benefiting from supply shortages linked to Covid-19 shutdowns. Silver follows gold, so that is a good bet, too, he reckons. His view is borne out by the performance of the two metals. The Wall Street Journal reports that SPDR Gold Shares, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bullion, and iShares Silver Trust, an ETF that tracks silver prices, are up 34% and 57%, respectively, so far this year. Compare that to a 4% gain for SPDR S&P 500 ETF, which tracks the S&P 500 stock index. There are several things to consider when adding gold or silver to your portfolio – liquidity and volatility among them. – Renee Moodie
Silver vs. Gold: How the two metals compare as investments
By Simon Constable
So far this year, investors in gold and silver have made out like bandits, especially when you compare the returns of the world's two best-known precious metals with those of stocks.
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