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| | Investing in Silver: Choosing an investment option
| | Ranked in ascending order of risk, least risky to most risky
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| Investment | Advantages | Disadvantages
| | Silver bullion bars
| Low expense, easy to liquidate, prices readily available.
| Risk of theft, secure storage needed, no interest earned.
| | Privately minted silver rounds
| Low expense, easy to liquidate, prices readily available.
| Risk of theft, secure storage needed, no interest earned, moderate liquidity, no interest earned.
| | Silver bullion coins
| Highest liquidity, prices readily available.
| Risk of theft, secure storage needed, no interest earned.
| | Silver accumulation plans
| Very low minimum investment, easy to liquidate, no storage cost or risk, dollar cost averaging.
| Owner does not possess physical metal, no interest earned.
| | Storage accounts
| No storage cost or risk, invest by dollar amount.
| Owner does not possess physical metal, no interest earned.
| | Silver mutual funds
| Investment programs available, diversification, no storage cost or risk.
| Higher investment may be required, requires advanced knowledge, no interest earned.
| | Silver mining stocks
| Capital appreciation, may produce income, no storage cost, no storage risk.
| Higher investment may be required, requires advanced knowledge, very risky, no interest earned.
| | Silver futures
| High capital gain potential, easy to liquidate, prices readily available, no storage cost, no storage risk.
| Higher investment is required, requires advanced knowledge, very risky, highly regulated, unlimited loss potential.
| | Silver options
| High capital gain potential, no storage cost, no storage risk.
| Higher investment is required, requires advanced knowledge, most risky, highly regulated, low liquidity, potential loss of entire investment.
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