Precious metals like gold and silver have many things in common, but they are ultimately driven by different factors. Here’s why diversification is important.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
Tag Archives: precious metals
What market risks are the world’s most elite investors worried about, and how are they protecting themselves? Here is what is keeping billionaires up at night.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
No metal can claim a legacy comparable to gold. Here are 31 incredible facts about gold that make it a first-class metal.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
Most currency buffs know of silver’s monetary uses through history – but this infographic goes another direction. Here are 21 other amazing uses for silver.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
This infographic provides an introduction to rare coins, including some of the bizarre stories behind coins that are highly sought-after by collectors.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
How did commodities do in Q1 of 2016? It’s a mixed bag – precious metals rocketed amid market volatility, while natural gas and uranium got pounded.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
When silver wins, it wins big. Here’s silver’s biggest winning streaks (over 10% gains) as well as its worst losing streaks.
Gold is up 5% so far in 2016, but historically this barely even scratches the surface. Here’s gold’s biggest streaks since it became freely traded in 1971.
![Gold: Off to the Races, or Just Another False Start? [Chart]](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gold-technical-featured-335x177.jpg)
This week, gold made a technical breakthrough past its 200-day moving average. We look at past occurrences of this event, and the potential consequences.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
This infographic, Part 1 of 4, covers the properties and history of silver, with its use in monetary, health, and industrial areas.
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below):
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
