Give Me Silver and Gold...

I think the title of this post is a song lyric, too. Anyway, let's talk about precious metals. Seriously.

Smart investment is critical. You don't want to reach retirement age relying purely upon the largesse of your kids and the potential of payments from a seemingly crippled government program, do you? I thought not.

That's why it's important to figure out which investments make sense for you. I'm not claiming to be a finance guru or anything, but I am reading interesting things about precious metals and I think it might be the kind of thing that warrants some real attention.

Demand for silver and gold ingots, for instance, is growing every year. So is the value of both gold and silver bullion. History shows us that precious metals are a longstanding investment favorite that retain value like nothing else. Additionally, precious metal and bullion holdings have proven themselves strong performers in times of significant social and/or economic uncertainty (check CNN for a few minutes if you wonder about the applicability of that!). Big-time investment winners have long diversified portfolios with precious metals, so it only makes sense for the rest of us to take a long look at the option.

The Monex Deposit Company (MDC) is there to help us figure out the best way to invest in precious metals. This outfit has a sterling (pardon the pun) reputation and a multi-decade history of helping investors acquire, obtain and safely store precious metal and bullion holdings.

I'm not necessarily ready to cash everything out and to convert it to ingots of gold and silver, but I am definitely thinking about adding a little bullion to my life.