Precious metals in a portfolio: silver vs gold percent

The most common question I hear is what percent of precious metals should be gold and what percent should be silver.

I think this depends on your needs. If you plan on moving, denser metals are much easier to transport and hide. If you plan on cashing in sooner than later, gold has a lower downside risk and a higher money vector. If you want to go for the highest reward/risk, silver is it. If you are afraid of political risk, platinum and palladium as less likely to be noticed.

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[deftoneart01]

Would you explain what the money vector is and how it works?

[silverfuturist]

@deftoneart01 The money vector in something is the amount of price that is attributed to using it as money. For example, paper money has 100% money vector, all of its value is "money." About 88% of the price of Gold is its money vector.

[deftoneart01]

@silverfuturist

So then in silver's case, would it's money vector be lower since it has so many applications for technology?

[silverfuturist]

@deftoneart01 Silver's money vector is much lower than gold's because central banks settle in gold but don't use silver as money. Central banks stopped using silver as money in the late 1800s.

[rollinglibs101]

Anyone that shows there wealth on YouTube is a moron..

[silverfuturist]

@rollinglibs101 Burglars have been targeting Indians, because they are known to value gold in their culture and own physical.

Anybody who makes a video about gold/silver, or who comments about the importance of gold/silver in the videos can easily be assumed to own physical.

[wigwamman1]

I think all stocks and metals are manipulated. Silver, correct me if I'm wrong, is used most often in commercial applications while gold is mostly horded. I have heard tale that silver is actually more scarce. Remember, you can't eat metal. You need food, water, shelter, heat ,GUNS & BULLETS TO KEEP IT ALL safe! Vote these rich asshole out of office. They don't care about WE THE PEOPLE! Obama is a nightmare!!!!

[lulu2dani]

looks like your on something dude

[Hamachingo]

Uranium has high density and super valuable, but there's also a lot of political risk in it. ;-)

[msungs]

@CTOL1 The US Government (I heard this from Ron Paul) does this so their is an intentional disconnect between the value of Silver and the value of the coin. I had a hard time explaining this to my wife. She did not understand at first that I was paying $17.00 for a $1.00 Dollar coin. I had to explain to her that the Silver is worth $17.00 Dollars and as they print more "Owe"bama bucks that the price of this coin (the Silver) will continue to go up as the existing dollars are polluted.

[msungs]

@magichandpuppet Yeah, this is to anyone that thinks their Silver and Gold are safe. Gold has been confiscated from the people by the Government before. Don't put it past the USSA Government or the Federal Reserve as "Federal" as Federal Express to try to confiscate the citizens gold and silver when they become desperate enough (after the Dollar collapses). Don't ever leave it in a bank safe-deposit box unless it is out of the country (Australia...which I do).

[msungs]

@silverfuturist When I was fleeing the USSA to move to Northern Europe I had 40 Ounces of Silver in the green Treasury Mint holders. The TSA person took it out of the tray and looked at it for a second or two and then put it back in the tray. I think the Government-Crotch grabbers at the TSA are not aware that people are moving their wealth in coins. I didn't have any problems bringing them with me. If I had to declare anything I was going to write $40.00 since that is it's face value. :)

[unreallogic]

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[stealthbeast]

Sounds like you need a drink of water lol.