By Peter Krauth
29-Nov (MoneyMorning) — This past March, I asked a highly successful investment advisor what he thought about gold. Since he deals almost exclusively with very high net-worth individuals, his point of view was especially intriguing.
He confided to me that many of his clients had been asking for gold and gold-related investments over the past few years. I can’t say that I was surprised.
But what he told me next simply shocked me.
“Gold’s much too volatile, it’s too risky”, he said. “Sure it’s up, but I try to discourage my clients from investing in it.”
It simply floored me that he thought gold was too volatile. Gold is only up 580% since it bottomed in 2001, without a single losing year to date.
That’s not something you can say about the stock market or any other type of investment.
I can hardly imagine what he must think of silver, as silver prices are up by 725% since 2001.
…For 2013 I think silver, like gold, will set a new all-time nominal price record, likely reaching as high as $54 an ounce.
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