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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DrStrangelove, post: 5980, member: 793&quot;]I think this is a good topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold and silver should not be held for long term &quot;investment&quot;.&nbsp; The price of gold or silver could stay right where it is for the next 400 yrs.&nbsp; It is not like the stock market which over time goes up as the US economy grows.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think silver will see $10 or $11 or more! oz in the near future. (In fact I&#039;m betting on it right now by holding a few hundred oz of the stuff.)&nbsp; But that is my &quot;speculation&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; It could go to $10 or could go to $20. It could also drop to $4 and stay there for many, many years.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Right now (meaning in the last 25yrs) there has been a lot of movement in the spot price of metals.&nbsp; This is a great time to buy low and sell high, buy low and sell high; over and over again.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But it would be a mistake to think that at the point one wants to retire, gold is going to be &quot;high&quot;.&nbsp; There is no way to predict the price over the long term.</p><p><br /></p><p>Investing in the stock market over many years is a much safer way to prepare for retirement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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