FAQs Is Silver a Better Investment than Gold? Precious metals investors often ask, "Should I invest in silver or gold?" W&W Metals says silver, for many reasons. First, silver has always produced a greater percentage increase during precious metals bull markets. In some precious metals bull markets, silver has tripled in price while gold has doubled. In some moves, silver rose four times while gold doubled in price. Additionally, silver has more industrial applications than gold does, with more uses being developed. Industrial uses provide an underpinning to the price of silver. So great is the industrial demand for silver that mine production and secondary recovery have fallen short of industrial demand since 1990. Not only has production and secondary recovery failed to meet demand each year of the last fifteen years, but above ground supplies are critically short. Some analysts say that supply will fall far short of meeting demand over the next decade, and that much higher silver prices will be the result. According to accepted statistics, more gold rests in the vaults of the world's central banks than there is aboveground silver. The drop in reported silver holdings around the world shows just how much the production deficit has eaten into aboveground supplies. In 1991, estimated silver inventories in London and Zurich were 350 million ounces; today that number is closer to 50 million ounces. In 1980, world governmental silver stockpiles totaled some 325 million ounces; today, few governments hold any silver. Finally, many people think first of gold when the subject of "hard money" arises. Yet, more people have used silver for money than have used gold. In something like fourteen languages, the words for silver and money are the same. In the United States, gold coins ceased to circulate as money with Roosevelt's 1933 call-in. However, the U.S. Mint continued to turn out silver coins until 1965. W&W Metals recommends silver investing for those investors who can understand why silver is going to be higher from the many converging factors. How much silver can I obtain with a guarantee on my funds deposited? The Global banking insurance is up to $250,000.00 U.S. and Euros. Is there a fee to sell my silver back into the market? No, the only fee would be the 20% performance fee on profits only for that month. Your bank may charge you for incoming wires as our bank charges for outgoing wires. How can I watch my account? Once you have completed the New Account Opening Documents and submitted them, it will usually take one business day for our Compliance Department to make sure all requirements are met and then you will receive an E-Mail so you can log-in and see all the details of your account 24/7. If there are any changes on your account on your account please make sure to update our Compliance Department and if you require any assistance logging into your account please notify us immediately. Can I be called for Margin or additional funds to keep my silver secured? No, we do not allow our I.B.’s to over leverage their clients and always have stop loss orders on their transaction to protect funds in case of a surprise. This is not the Futures Market so your metals or currencies can be held as long as desired. Is this highly risky? No, we require all our I.B.’s to manage their accounts at lower leverage along with stop loss orders and hedging. All transactions are designed to have a pre-determined downside and unlimited amount of upside.