Why 40% Silver is Usually Best Left to Refiners

40% junk silver coins are among the least expensive ways to buy silver, but they are also harder to sell than similar silver content in pure .999 coins or bars or even 90% junk coins.

Unorthodox Leverage Ideas for Physical Metals

While there are no “traditional” means of leveraging your precious metals purchase, you can be creative and find economically smart ways to put unorthodox leverage in your favor.

Derivative Overhaul is Powerful for Physical Metals

There are literally hundreds of ways that investors from investment banks to individuals can “track” the price of gold and silver, but there is only one way that investors can actually own the metal itself…

Grab a Calculator Before the CTFC Investigation

“What will happen to silver if manipulation is found?” Can you say, payday?

Premiums Play a Role in Indicating Silver Manipulation

As the CTFC probes into the allegations, silver investors once satisfied with paper ownership are now demanding physicals, and as a result, the price of silver traded off the markets is rising.