determining how to invest in precious metals is like anything else, very unpredictable. in the future they could be priceless or worthless, it depends. as has been said, the markets have been manipulated, and its pretty clear. additionally, its hard to predict how the government would treat gold or silver if the market truly sky rockets, as in, nearly all gold and silver are gone. its like investing in anything else, the big question is what will the government do about it? will they tax it? "reclaim" it like they did during the depression for peanuts?