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Message:: [QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1617776, member: 41665"]For the same reason it makes no sense to insist a "top hat" and "workboots" are interchangeable, simply because both cover part of the body. 'Clothing' has very different uses/purposes - NOT identical nor the same. That's hardly a pedantic distinction! Plus: while I agree 'paper investments might implode in the near future' (next ten years or so) and bullion should provide some protection, that's by no means absolutely certain and guaranteed. People need to understand the concept of a deep reserve asset before they "invest" in bullion. Otherwise - almost certainly - they WILL overpay, panic and get burned by PMs in the short term. Realistically, those retail "investors" WITHOUT PMs and attracted now probably have a time-frame of 3 years or less!  Noobs really should pause & carefully assess the bunkum of "Silver as a Investment." Volatile (risky) Ag is probably NOT suitable for them, I think, and bullion only makes sense longer-term for other reasons.[/QUOTE]