Page 9 - Investing in the Stock Market vs. Precious Metals
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Where gold and silver can really shine, however, is in times of economic turmoil. When times get tough, owning precious metals has advantages over traditional investment assets such as stocks. When stocks begin to lose value, gold and silver often gain value. And as we saw in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, gold and silver continued to gain value while stocks struggled to regain a foothold.
This hedging and protective ability of precious metals is one of the foremost factors influencing many purchases of gold and silver, but few investors avail themselves of that protective ability. Don’t let yourself be one of them.
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