http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak Silver Speak from Silver Values Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:18:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it is hard to find a safe place to invest in the stock market right now. Of course, the silver and gold bulls are hanging in their with smug grins on their faces. See, gold is a commodity. And no, they are not the best performing commodity over the ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/gold-and-silver-stocks/taking-delivery-of-gold-and-silver-commodity-markets/ Stocks Not Doing So Good? Well I know that my stocks are not doing very well, and that is across the board. My precious metals stash, consisting mostly of silver US coins, has been faring much better. In fact, the increase in my PM value over the last few years is ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/sell-gold-and-silver/profit-from-us-silver-coins/ This is an interesting exercise to perform if you are concerned about the value of your gold or silver stash. Compare the price of an ounce of silver or gold in July of 2007 to the price it is today in June of 2008. Then do the same with a ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/gold-and-silver-stocks/compare-the-value-of-silver-to-stocks-and-bonds/ It is an old saw in precious metals trading. Sell in May and Go Away. That was the traditional wisdom, and I even saw it repeated during the dip a couple of weeks ago. However, if you are still holding your stash, you may want to rethink that traditional wisdom ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/bullion/sell-in-may-and-go-away-for-silver-and-gold-not/ Is the Dollar Better Now?   We keep looking for signs that the value of our good old US dollar is finding support, and maybe even rising. In such a case, it might be time to put our silver and gold investment on the back burner again, and jump into more ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/bullion/time-to-get-out-of-silver-and-gold-maybe-not/ The Declining Value of Your Dollar I think that one thing illustrates the declining value of money very well. Simply look back at a point of time, and consider the amount of money took to purchase ordinary things that we still use every day. Then take a look at the amount ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/bullion/what-will-a-silver-dollar-buy-today/ We can find several sources of real jewelry at discounted prices online. Jewelry stores mark up items at an incredible rate. This becomes obvious if you ever try to resell old jewelry. At online markets you can find new jewelry without the high overheads you might find at a local ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/jewelry/buy-discount-jewelry-online/ OK, so I'm a day behind. Silver-Prices.net just updated their silver stock portfolio. That post was yesterday on April 8, 2008. Even though they are, in general, bullish on silver, their opinion is that we could have a pullback on the bullion price, even down to $15 and ounce. Now I ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/gold-and-silver-stocks/silver-pricesnet-portfolio/ Ted Butler says that silver investement must be a long term commitment in this archive of his lastest silver article. Silver Shortage? Because of the many industrial uses of silver, and its value as a precious metal, he does believe the long term prospects for gain on a silver investment are still ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/uncategorized/silver-commentary-by-ted-butler-on-482008/ Do You Have Gold Jewelry But Need Cash? If you need a place to sell precious metal jewelry, then look for a place with some third party verification in place. Cash4Gold is one of the largest US gold buyers, and does participate in the Better Business Bureau and The Jeweler's Vigilance ... http://silvervalueus.com/silverspeak/sell-gold-and-silver/how-to-sell-gold-to-a-refiner-for-cash/