Precious Metal Investing: Silver or Gold? - GFI, SLV, SLW, GLD - Foolish Blogging Network: "Precious metals are “dead money” -- they do not pay interest or offer growth.
That isn't to say that they are completely worthless investments -- they can be great inflation hedges."
For those that want to dedicate a larger portion of their portfolio to the metals, gold might be a better play -- it’s less volatile, and more of a pure hedge.
Silver carries a higher risk/reward profile, so it might be better suited for investors that want to limit their metal exposure.
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