Gold & Silver are safe than bank deposits ??

[damberg]

Investing in gold and silver is a good idea if you consider common investment assets. Both metals will serve as safe heavens for investors and probably attract even more deposits in the event of crisis. I recommend you taking a look at so called "Dow vs. Gold" chart that shows gold very undervalued compared to stocks (there is of course more ways to interpret the indicator).

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[ShadowBits]

I think now fixed deposit interest rates are less than 5% p.a in USA and Europe. In India fixed deposit rates are 6.5%.

Gold and Silver gives average profit of 8% to 12% per year. Silver will most likely give 20% to 30% profit each year from here on to reach $60/ounce.

Example:

Profit for gold and silver for year 2016 is 12%.

Profit for gold and silver for year 2017 is 0%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2018 is 8%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2019 is 16%

So average profit for 4 years is +9%

How secured/safe are investments in gold and silver if you decide to remove/withdraw your money from banks fixed deposits and invest them in Gold and silver ??

Unless I have Gold or Silver that I physically have then I would choose them if I have a good way to also store them securely.

[magneto]

These are not guaranteed rates, first of all.

Silver and gold move in cycles just like bitcoin does. And although they have been proven to be long term store of values, I don't think that you can say that they are going to be more safe in terms of short term stability compared to bank, just because it may move extremely fast as it is after all, a freely traded asset.

I do think that everyone should be diversifying themselves into precious metals, and crypto. Both of them are hedges against fiat inflation. It's also something tangible, that is solely owned by you, unlike fiat currency (which is itself issued infinitely by central banks) in the form of bank deposits.

[sandisunny]

Gold and silver are safe and yield more interest than bank deposits reason been that they don't depreciate or loose value, most people always want cold or silver in most occasions. But when it comes to bank deposit, bank policies or government policies can affect the interest rate pa, the rate can either increase or decrease and this can make you loose some money. Investing in cold or silver is far more better.

[liuqi]

I think now fixed deposit interest rates are less than 5% p.a in USA and Europe. In India fixed deposit rates are 6.5%.

Gold and Silver gives average profit of 8% to 12% per year. Silver will most likely give 20% to 30% profit each year from here on to reach $60/ounce.

Example:

Profit for gold and silver for year 2016 is 12%.

Profit for gold and silver for year 2017 is 0%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2018 is 8%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2019 is 16%

So average profit for 4 years is +9%

How secured/safe are investments in gold and silver if you decide to remove/withdraw your money from banks fixed deposits and invest them in Gold and silver ??

Compare to fixed deposit, ornaments is the good profitable platform. But nowadays we are all living in updated world  crypto investment is the good for the future. Because if you 1 btc and 200 gram gold then you should hold for 3 years but finally you will earn 3btc and 240 gram so finally crypto investment is make much profit.

[anhhung409]

I think investing in gold and silver is for those who like safety and stability. You can invest in it if you are afraid of risk. Investing in gold and silver can help you earn more profit than depositing in a bank. But, if you're a risk-taker, invest in the Crypto market. I believe you will earn more than gold or you will lose everything

[romero121]

Majority of the banks were centralized under the supervision of the respective government. In this regard gold and silver investment were good. In my country we have access to make an investment on gold and silver on banks itself. So, I consider investing on gold, silver and Bank deposits almost the same.

[TrumpD]

I disagree, as the fact that they went up in the past few days don't really say that they have a linear way up or promises that they will go up in the future.

They defiently can bring you more interest then just storing your funds in the bank, but everything that might give you a higher interest also involves a higher risk, nothing really promises you that people won't find any new way to produce gold in the future which is going to make gold worthless and also your investment.
Also, storing the gold and silver in your house may require you to hold a vault and also involves risk of getting your funds stolen by breaking your house.

Well said. However, gold and silver have stood the test of time and are more likely to to survive longer compared to modern financial instruments. They offer the kind of long term security the others cant. The problem though is storing them, I strongly advice against using banks and safety deposit boxes, there is always the possibility of theft.

[darkangelosme]

I think now fixed deposit interest rates are less than 5% p.a in USA and Europe. In India fixed deposit rates are 6.5%.

Gold and Silver gives average profit of 8% to 12% per year. Silver will most likely give 20% to 30% profit each year from here on to reach $60/ounce.

Example:

Profit for gold and silver for year 2016 is 12%.

Profit for gold and silver for year 2017 is 0%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2018 is 8%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2019 is 16%

So average profit for 4 years is +9%

How secured/safe are investments in gold and silver if you decide to remove/withdraw your money from banks fixed deposits and invest them in Gold and silver ??

For me yes gold and sivler are more secure kinds of investment than putting your all funds into any kind of bank out there that always have a chance to file a bankruptcy except the central bank, but be sure that you keep your gold and silver wisely from getting stolen in you.

[bering]

i thought you were compare the securities from investment to banks and investment to gold and silver but apparently you were talking about the percentages of profit then investing at gold and silver are more profitable because banks only give low interest annual even usually they only give less than 3% from costumer initial investment of money

[samcrypto]

Here in my place the interest rate is lower than 1% so basicall gold and silver are way better than your bank account. But gold and silver is an investment instrument while banks usually use for liquidity. You’d better to have this two thing which I think is really important nowadays.

[Proton2233]

You forget to take into account the inflation rate. Add here the difference between buying and selling precious metals. It turns out that the profit you will have less. Sale of gold or silver also has some difficulties. Crypto-currencies have completely solved these problems. For me, the value of precious metals is not confirmed. I think that it is also set by speculators and at any time it may decrease. I prefer cryptocurrencies.

[First77]

Why are banks paying 2% to 5% interest per annum ?

[BrewMaster]

banks are much safer than Gold and Silver because of two very simple facts.
1. your money in the bank is insured and you won't lose it under any circumstances (banking systems may differ in different countries though) and a thief can not easily rob you but they can easily rob you if you hold gold or silver at home and they can get away with it because you can't find /track them.
2. fiat in bank has a fixed value and if the economy if your country is not shit the value of it is not fluctuating so if you hold $1 mil today it will be worth $1 mil in a year too. but if you hold $1 mil worth of Silver today it may be worth $7000 in a year!

[First77]

banks are much safer than Gold and Silver because of two very simple facts.
1. your money in the bank is insured and you won't lose it under any circumstances (banking systems may differ in different countries though) and a thief can not easily rob you but they can easily rob you if you hold gold or silver at home and they can get away with it because you can't find /track them.

Read my signature below. You can store gold and silver in vaults with bullion dealers in other countries.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I think now fixed deposit interest rates are less than 5% p.a in USA and Europe. In India fixed deposit rates are 6.5%.

Interest rates for deposits in the US are near ZERO, not 5%.  The same is true for much of the world if I'm not mistaken.

This:

Profit for gold and silver for year 2016 is 12%.

Profit for gold and silver for year 2017 is 0%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2018 is 8%

Profit for gold and silver for year 2019 is 16%

So average profit for 4 years is +9%

is a great example, but I don't think those numbers reflect reality, and I don't think 2019 is likely to bring a 16% gain in metals.  I could be wrong, yes, but metals have a history of being completely dead when they're not in a crazy speculative bubble.  I'm not saying that owning them is stupid, but a lot of people think they're going to make money by holding gold or silver, and they don't.  They think they're hedging against inflation, but often they lose value because 1) metals drop, and 2) inflation is near zero.

[spyerf]

I also think gold and silver will be safer than depositing money into banks. Gold and silver are commodities that will rise in price in the future. Sometimes banks may go bankrupt, but gold and silver will never lose its value

Even if banks go bankrupt then their is government who have to bailout them because they are coming in regulation to government. But still i think god and silver investment wont give much returns then if you take risk and invest in cryptocurrency.

investing in gold, silver or cash is the same, depending on where we invest it. Any type of investment I think is risky, especially if it does not understand this type of investment. only when investing in our bank has a guarantee if the bank goes bankrupt.

[jhongzjhong]

These two precious metals are very attractive to the eye of theft but as what given by OP's example by percentage when you deposit is going to zero percent I think we don't need for a banking system where I store our poverty like if we own that very expensive stone.
Storing these in your own house is I think safe, easy to hide these even if you don't have a vault.

I think now fixed deposit interest rates are less than 5% p.a in USA and Europe. In India fixed deposit rates are 6.5%.

Interest rates for deposits in the US are near ZERO, not 5%.  The same is true for much of the world if I'm not mistaken.

So it is if the banking system is like that why we put our poverty on their hand if we can handle it.

[Cokot]

for me gold is the first investment after bitcoin and every year i buy gold, although for profit still better bitcoin but gold has less risk than bitcoin

[Rath_]

Yes, they are and there is a simple reason behind it. Bank deposit is actually the amount of money you lend to the bank which they can lend to some other people who are eligible to request a loan (banks have very strict requirements). Storing gold and silver might be actually a little bit expensive and can cause some trouble but at least you will control your money. You don't have to worry about bank bankruptcy or any other situations which might lead to the loss of your money. Bitcoin is the best option when it comes to the security.