Why silver is a dance with the devil

The gold price has stolen the investment news headlines for several years now, but it's the price of silver that has been the outstanding performer this year. Bengt Saelensminde reviews silver's investment potential.

Last night as we slept, Asia went on a gold buying spree that sent theyellow metal to a new record of $1458.80.

That jump (and the weather) has put me in a good mood today. I've never hid my fondness for gold. And it is very nice to get a call like this right from time to time.

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Bengt graduated from Reading University in 1994 and followed up with a master's degree in business economics.

 

He started stock market investing at the age of 13, and this eventually led to a job in the City of London in 1995. He started on a bond desk at Cantor Fitzgerald and ended up running a desk at stockbroker's Cazenove.

 

Bengt left the City in 2000 to start up his own import and beauty products business which he still runs today.