What do you guys think is a good gold to silver stack ratio

[schreckmer]

I started buying bullion in a 10 silver to 1 gold ounce amounts. Starting to think I should have more silver less gold in the ratio. What do you guys think?

[hoarder]

At least 100 to one silver to gold. Unless storing the silver is an unbearable burden to you, I would concentrate on silver. Ask yourself what is the likelihood of your gold doubling in value in the next 5 years. What about silver?

[madfranks]

At least 100 to one silver to gold. Unless storing the silver is an unbearable burden to you, I would concentrate on silver. Ask yourself what is the likelihood of your gold doubling in value in the next 5 years. What about silver?

This 100%. I think both gold and silver will do well in the long term, but silver has so much more upward potential. If silver doubles from $16 and change today it'll be between $32-34/oz. Gold will have to break it's all time high to double from where it is today to $2300 or so. As much as I like gold, silver is the place to be right now. Once the gold/silver ratio starts trending the opposite way, trade some of that silver for the gold.

That being said, my focus on stacking is 100:1 silver:gold right now.

[schreckmer]

Apmex has a discount on 2016 ASE today if you buy 20. I Def agree on silver is the better buy right now.

[TroyOz]

Apmex has a discount on 2016 ASE today if you buy 20. I Def agree on silver is the better buy right now.

What we think and what can happen are two very different things - silver could easily fall below $10 while gold stays steady.

[schreckmer]

What we think and what can happen are two very different things - silver could easily fall below $10 while gold stays steady.

There is risk in everything you do investing is never more than someone's best guess what will happen

[JohnQPublic]

Hi Schrekmer. Welcome to GSUS!

Check out my article. It probably does not answer your question completely, but is a starting point. The context of this article is that you are buying for a SHTF scenario, not "investing".

What Do Silver and Gold Buy?

By John Q. Public

"...Conclusions


A typical family requires around 113 grams of gold or 113 ozt. silver per month to live. This is based on actual purchasing power considerations for silver and gold...

From the analysis, silver would be the most cost effective purchase based on this scenario. With the gold:silver ratio currently so high, and the purchasing power of monetized gold and silver indicating the need for a lower gold:silver ratio, silver gets you twice as much bang for the current buck. Of course this analysis is approximate, and other factors may force the ratio to stay the same or even get larger..."

[schreckmer]

Yeah storage isn't an issue. I guess I'm really trying to diversify. I have all the real estate and stocks I have time to manage. If I leave the money in the bank my wife spends it. Haha

[Neuro]

Yeah storage isn't an issue. I guess I'm really trying to diversify. I have all the real estate and stocks I have time to manage. If I leave the money in the bank my wife spends it. Haha

Invest in a divorce, but still don't leave money in the bank. I think at these times it is a good idea to be overweight silver, which means you should probably buy at least 100:1 silver:gold. Or rather you should have more dollars in silver than in gold. As gold-silver ratio goes down to 40-45:1 you should start going towards underweighting silver in dollar terms.

[schreckmer]

Haha love the wife!
Still new to PM so I am trying to find something that balances saving with opportunities to increase in value. I see on YouTube most people have a hard time getting their money back on bullion bars but then people hate paying the premium on coins. What do you guys think about the collectable poured bars or specialty rounds from the civilian mints?