I began fairly heavily investing in "precious" metals back in Feb. 2014. Of course I was clearing $50k and had $$$-to-burn as a single guy. "Silver is about to SKYROCKET!!" every podcast could be heard to say.....same as today. Whelp, now that my income is nil or close I find myself having to sell it all. Not only has silver dropped from $20-$25/oz since I began purchasing, it's all the way down to $14 and I am having to pay shipping & fees for the same items I already paid extra to have shipped to me at the higher cost. Clearly metals are going nowhere but down or will be continue to be manipulated (by central banks) within the same range they are currently. If you think about it, no matter how "rare or "precious" a metal (or anything) may be . . . . . once an entity has amassed enough & cornered the market, they set the 'value'. JP Morgan has enough silver to last at least 100+ years (the rest of their lives, certainly mine) and keep silver sitting where ever they want it to be . . .