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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coolhandred24, post: 7072061, member: 112919&quot;]Most bank stocks pay dividends, and most of those dividends are considered &quot;Qualified Dividends&quot; which means they are taxed at lower rates.&nbsp; Also stocks are traded on stock exchanges and thus are extremely liquid.&nbsp; And the trading commissions are low if you use a Discount Brokerage.</p><p><br /></p><p>PM&#039;s on the other hand have higher sales commissions, and the spread between bid and ask can be steep.&nbsp; Owning PM mutual funds may be a better alternative than actually holding the physical metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally feel an investor needs to have adequate diversification across all asset classes.&nbsp;&nbsp; This spreads the risk, but can limited the &quot;reward.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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