| Precious metals are volatile in the best of times. Nowadays, the price swings for investors is like being attached to a tennis ball at Wimbledon. The swings can be rapid, violent and go in either direction. Then they can swing right back.
Worse, however, is that before and after the financial crisis, there is no clear long-term direction for precious metals. See, the great thing about stocks is that they have a long-term upward bias. Over time, stocks go up. Precious metals don’t. That’s why I don’t believe they have a place in a long-term diversified portfolio...............................................Full Article: Source
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