About Gold and Silver

The precious metals gold and silver are said to be safe-haven alternatives to stocks to be bought in times of economic and political uncertainty. Also, gold and silver are viewed as hedges against inflation.

As you study gold and silver price charts, you'll see their prices are quite volatile. Prices tend to be cyclical and can change direction very quickly. Stock prices of gold and silver mining companies are also extremely volatile. See Portfolio of Gold and Silver Stocks for a list of gold and silver stocks.

You can buy gold and silver and gold mining stocks with four exchange-traded funds and track gold with three equity indexes.

Read the following articles to understand the price patterns of gold and silver and gold mining stocks.

The following sites provide information about gold and silver.

Updated April16, 2008.