Both gold and silver can be smart investments to make, but one may be a better option than the other when inflation is high. Getty Images Inflation has been steadily rising for the past few months ...

"Silver is up 25% from a year ago and has room to run higher, with many analysts predicting $40 per ounce by end of year," says Brett Elliott, director of content at precious metals marketplace APMEX.

From 1974 to 1980, silver soared 1,363%, nearly doubling gold’s 720% gain. Between 2001 and 2008, silver surged 414%, again outperforming gold’s 292%.

Moreover, unlike gold, silver remains some distance from its all-time high. Gold reached a record $3,500 an ounce in April and has since declined 5.5% to $3,308. Although the price of silver has ...

Gold’s record run has left silver behind, and although the white metal hasn’t played catch-up as quickly as many investors had expected, the price ratio between the two metals has held firm ...

Kansas In 2013, the Kansas Committee on Taxation passed a bill declaring U.S.-minted coins as both of legal tender and tax-exempt. Oklahoma Oklahoma's Senate Bill 862 recognized gold and silver U ...

U.S. stocks are having a rotten 2025, but gold and silver are on a roll. While the S&P 500 has fallen 3.7% year to date, SPDR Gold Shares ETF is up more than 17%, and the iShares Silver Trust is ...