If you’re considering investing in precious metals, you’re probably looking to buy gold primarily. Gold is a sound decision but it may not be the only option to protect your wealth level. The financial outlook at the moment is decidedly dodgy, so you might be well advised to consider your best course of action to make sure that however bad it gets you have the best chance for a bright future.

The stock market is usually the first destination people head for when they’re ready to invest some money but it’s nowhere near as stable in the long-term as gold and silver are. The most successful companies today won’t in all liklihood the number one in fifty years, but your stores of gold and silver will always be sure to protect the purchasing power of your investment funds.

So what is the best option, to buy – Silver, Gold, or both?

Gold has traditionally been the primary wealth preserver through the ages, but currently silver is heavily underpriced against gold when compared against the traditional Gold / silver ratio, currently at approximately 50:1 and traditionally nearer 12 or 15:1.

There is also an interesting viral attempt to drive the price of Silver higher under the war-cry of ” Buy Silver help Crash JP Morgan ” currently which if it succeeds in breaking the bank’s huge short positions in the Silver market would more or less guarantee a skyrocketing price of the metal.

All in all buying some Silver now might turn out to be a very wise decision.