Food for thought If you just looked at gold and silver they have generally kept pace with inflation of the currency. Which is better to hold? Using the gold silver ratio when its high better to own silver when low gold. Just trading on that ratio alone would more than beat inflation vs holding one of the two metals. Now miners are valued less than metal so better to hold miners when valued equal to metal better to hold metal. A second metric in which to use to trade. Current situation high gold /silver ratio (OWN SILVER). Miners are valued significantly less than metal (OWN MINERS) My food for thought is this according to both gold/silver ratio AND metal/miner metrics the best current situation to maximize profit is to OWN A SILVER MINER. So I do.