When To Buy Silver ?


wealthymatters.comIf you are like me, the contents of the table here https://wealthymatters.com/2012/02/01/heart-stopping-silver-price-movements/ should be unsettling.But at the same time it shows how much money could be made in silver in relatively shorter periods and in a pretty passive way too.So the key to making some money from silver is to know when to buy it and when to exit it safely.The article below from yesterday’s ET should help a bit in buying and selling silver profitably.I have highlighted the parts I felt would be useful.

Silver’s path rarely smooth; don’t forget the dark clouds

Nidhi Nath Srinivas, ET Bureau Feb 2, 2012

Silver fell 44% last year, the most by any metal. Many punters in India lost their shirts. Silver is up 20% in January. Is it a good time to once again dip your toe in the water? ET helps you join the dots. Read more of this post

Advice For Speculators


Below is a nice write-up I found here: http://www.numbersleuth.org/trends/.It has some pretty sage advice if you like to gamble or speculate.

Personally,while my brain can grasp the fact that Warren Buffett’s  style of investing is the best way to make and keep money,I find it hard to control my urge to speculate.I deal with this problem by clearly delineating what resources I will gamble with and what I won’t ever hazard ,come what may.Next I’m willing to do what ever I need to to better my odds.Do read the article below;I have highlighted the important part.It will remind you of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s advice to buy with conviction.

Savvy Advice for Unsavvy Gamblers

Gold Facts


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Heart Stopping Silver Price Movements


wealthymatters.comThe table below is from http://www.indiagoldrate.com/india-highest-lowest-silver-price-history.htm

A study of the numbers below should give an idea of just how heartstopping investing in silver can be.Many many times worse than buying gold at peaks! Read more of this post

Highest And Lowest Prices Of Gold


wealthymattersThe table below is  sourced from http://www.indiagoldrate.com/india-highest-lowest-gold-price-history.htm .

After crossing the 29k mark when gold fell to around 27k it was pretty scary,especially when the fall in the Rupee against the Dollar seemed to lessen the extent of the fall in gold prices.The palpable fear in the press didn’t help one bit.Personally I held back a lot round last Diwali and this New Year.Perhaps looking at the chart below might have helped a lot then. Read more of this post