Make room for silver in your portfolio

Platinum may be the rarest and gold the most familiar of precious metals, but silver is holding its own. And with ETFs, there should be a place for the metal in anyone's portfiolio.

'Why is silver so weak compared to gold in the current precious metals boom?' an American friend asked me recently.

The question was based on a misconception. My friend was measuring current prices, which hit a high of $21.34 an ounce on March 17, against the $50 of 28 years ago. But the circumstances back then were extraordinary.

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