Opinions
Stan Wong
iShares Silver Bullion Fund
SVR-T
TOP PICK
Jun 12, 2025
$17.320
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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It's the ideal tool to help you make quicker, more informed decisions for
managing and tracking your investments.
Gold is becoming a crowded trade. Silver represents a more compelling opportunity. Currency-hedged access to physical silver in Canadian dollars. No foreign exchange risk. Silver just topped $35, a technical breakout; hasn't been there in over a decade. Industrial demand for silver. Mining supply for silver is pretty tight. Low correlation with stocks and bonds, so it helps lower portfolio risk. Bit of a hedge against an uncertain USD.
Gold/silver price right now is 90:1. Average over 50 years is 60:1. So silver is at a valuation discount right now. After the 2008 financial crisis, the gold/silver ratio was 80:1, and silver quadrupled after it hit that ratio.
SLV is the version to use if you have US dollars to spend.