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    • Steve Forbes "A return to the gold standard by the United States within the next five years now seems likely, because that move would help the nation..." Human Events: "Forbes Predicts U.S. Gold Standard Within 5 Years" (5/11/2011)
    • John Embry - $100.00 (no period cited) "We haven't even really seen money start to significantly flow into hard assets... it's going to have an outsized impact on the price [of silver and gold.]... King World News (July 2011)
    • Doug Casey - $5,000 (by end of 2013) "Gold could hit $5,000 an ounce in the next couple of years, as paper currencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan drop in value..." Mineweb (03/2011)
    • Tom Fitzpatrick - $100.00 (no period cited) "While the high so far this year was at the same level as the peak in January 1980, we are not convinced that the long-term trend is over yet." Bloomberg (July 2011)
    • Hal Lehr - $2,000 (in 2011) "Gold, which reached a record on May 2, may surge a further 30 percent by [2012] as investors seek to protect themselves from 'economic uncertainty'..." Bloomberg (5/2011)
    • Peter Krauth - $250 (no period cited) "...silver prices could reach as high as $250 per ounce before the silver bull finally stops running." Commodity Online (May 2011)
    • Robert McEwen - $5,000 (by end of 2015) "Gold is a favored asset relative to equities and other assets. In times of financial stress, you have people going towards precious metals and hard assets..." CNBC (4/2011)
    • Dr. Stephen Leeb - $200 (by August 2013) "My guess is that 24 months from now, that silver coin you are holding that you bought for $35 or $40, you are going to see a $200 tag on it." King World News (August 2011)
    • John Paulson - $4,000 (in 3-5 years) "Gold prices could go as high as $4,000 an ounce over the next three to five years, as the U.S. and U.K. flood the money supply." Wall Street Journal (5/2011)
    • David Morgan - $75 (no period cited) "The next leg up [for silver] could take out the $50/oz. level after a few tries and then not look back until establishing a new nominal level of $65/oz. - $75/oz. Silver demand is growing for both industry and as an investment." The Gold Report (August 2011)
    • Jim Sinclair - $5,000 "Looking for a major upturn in gold as soon as June and targeting $5,000 as a longer term objective." Mineweb (5/2011)
    • Charles Oliver - $50 to $100 (next few years) "...the long-term story for precious metals is still very firmly intact." Reuters (May 2011)
    • Christopher Wyke - $2,000 (by 2012) "Gold has been going up for the past ten years, but we think gold is going to continue to rally over at least next five years..." Professional Advisor (3/2011)
    • Louise Yamada - $2,000 (in next year) "Gold looks fine as it is moving to a new high. Gold remains in a structural bull market that was initiated in 2002." King World News (3/2011)
    • Peter Krauth - $86.75 "An important metric to understand and watch is the silver-to-gold ratio. It tells you how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold..." Silver Price Forecast" (12/2/2010)
    • Mac Slavo - $50.00 "Based on just the supply/demand equations, the price of silver should continue to rise and approach its historical silver-to-gold ratio..." Silver Will Be Worth More Than Gold" (12/31/2010)

Silver Investment



United Gold Direct's mission statement or business philosophy sets a tone that permeates throughout the company: "United Gold Direct is passionately committed to building relationships that build value for our clients". Don't let the name deter you; besides gold, United Gold Direct can also assist you with any silver investment as well. A key in the statement above is the word "relationship" because both parties should understand the other's needs, desires and abilities. When you ask a United Gold Direct account representative about silver investments, expect them to ask lots of questions in return.


The diversity that United Gold Direct obtains within the realm of any precious metal market, not only gold and silver investments, is impressive. They carry all U.S. Mint bullion products, as well as the Mint's gold, silver and platinum American Eagle coins and similar coinage in Maple Leafs from the Canadian Mint. Most foreign counties have gold bullion coin markets including the South African Krugerrands. It's easy to understand how United Gold Direct can fill your portfolio with the suggested 10-20 percent of your investments.


When you think of silver investments, think for a moment what the money you are investing represents. Money is the product of work. Whether mental or physical, it is work. We say we are investing money, but in truth, we invest work. And you can stretch those dollars - that work - by partnering with a United Gold Direct account representative. Because they buy from mints and other sources there is no retailer; you get true wholesale silver prices.


The precious metals market is packed with companies, large and small, new and old, seeking your silver investment dollars. United Gold Direct, with over 25 years of diversified experience, is headed by a group of some of the best investment minds in the world. Although they are from different disciplines within the precious metals industry, each was picked for the same reason; they have proven that they can help client investments grow faster than the market rate. And that's how everyone at United Gold Direct will treat your silver investment.


Some people shy away from silver investments and it seems that gold gets all of the attention. But the old saying about putting all your eggs in one basket has merit here. Another way of looking at it is that if you had a pile of gold valued at $1,000,000, and a pile of silver worth $1,000,000, which is worth more? Obviously, they are worth the same but if the price of gold drops to $1,000 an ounce and silver's price stays the same, which would rather have, the gold that is worth much less now or the silver that is still worth $1,000,000?


Every silver investment primer should note that gold and silver (and other precious metals) all have their own markets and different factors that affect their values. Like all United Gold Direct clients, silver investment customers often balance their investment with other metals.