It’s no secret that silver is having a bad time. Though prices for the white metal generally pick up in September, when investors return to the market after vacation, that simply hasn’t held true this year. Instead, silver has trended downward, with its slide culminating in a fall below $17 per ounce just over a week ago.
That’s pretty poor news, especially when silver’s overall 2014 price performance is taken into account — the metal has dropped 19 percent in the last quarter alone, and is down 22 percent for the year as a whole. However, that’s not to say silver is a lost cause; in fact, the current situation has a couple of pluses...............................................Full Article: Source |