This is not a suggestion Leeb, just a thought. Since you mentioned silver, why not gold stocks as a consideration. Gold has had a remarkable run since 2000. It would have been an easy ride if you bought the physical because there was very little whip sawing going on. The gold shares on the other hand have done relatively poorly, during some periods, disasterously. This differs greatly from past gold bull markets when the stocks of gold miners greatly outpaced the physical. I can think of no other commodity where a prolonged increase in demand didn't increase the value of the underlying stocks. The only thing different now from past times is the option to purchase an ETF as well as the physical or a gold stock. If and when the street changes course, gold stocks might come into favor. It wouldn't take to much capital to move them mightily. I apoligize for the O/T, I only take this liberty because it's the week end.