Howard Ruff
The Ruff Times
Posted Apr 6, 2009
In my recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, I was asked why I preferred silver. Here’s why:
1) I am bullish on gold. I can enthusiastically endorse all the bullish arguments. In fact, my investment in the Central Fund of Canada Ltd. (CEF) contains one ounce of gold for every 50 ounces of silver. I am not negative on gold; far from it. It’s a question of better or best.
2) At these prices, gold is not a greatly in-demand industrial metal. It has industrial uses, but many of these uses are too expensive for gold. Gold is a monetary and jewelry metal. It also is enthroned in human consciousness as a store of value. I expect gold to continue to rise if Barack Obama continues to create so much currency.
3) Silver is also a jewelry and monetary metal, but it is also a very important industrial metal. It has over 2,000 industrial uses. Back in the ‘70s when I liked silver over gold, there was ten times as much silver above ground as there was gold. Despite that, we made two to three times as much money on silver as we did on gold. (more)
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