Surveys among investors showed that hardly anyone has silver on their radar as an investment. Silver is hardly perceived as a protection against inflation, as its price can fluctuate strongly. This may be true for a short-term time horizon, but in the medium or even long-term, you can hardly go wrong with silver - just like with gold.
In the years 2009 to 2020 alone, physical silver generated an average annual return of 11.2% in euro terms. In US$, it was still 9.58% appreciation - per year, mind you!
The fact that silver is currently still far undervalued and the price of the precious metal on the COMEX futures exchange is possibly being artificially depressed has also been recognised by groups such as "Wallstreetbets", who have been organising themselves in the form of "Wallstreetsilver" since the spring of 2021, are increasingly investing in physical silver or silver ETFs and are thus attempting to tighten the silver supply. Last but not least, the first big players like the Canadian commodity mogul Eric Sprott have long been massively positioned to profit massively from the coming silver wave.
However, very few people are aware that most silver is not used for investment purposes. According to "The Silver Institute", around 57% of all silver demanded in 2020 went to industry (including photography). Although this means that the percentage of silver used for industrial purposes remained relatively constant, it is already apparent that a veritable explosion in demand can be expected from this sector in the future. The energy sector in particular (in the broadest sense) will play a dominant role. The use in photovoltaic systems, which are already experiencing a new boom, as well as in many components for electromobility and, in the future, also for energy storage, will lead to an increase in demand of up to 40% in the photovoltaic sector alone and of up to 60% in the electromobility sector in the next 4 to 5 years. But also in the medical field, when it comes to coatings or nano-applications, the possibility, even necessity for the use of silver is growing exponentially!
This report provides a wealth of information on the silver sector and offers insightful interviews with exclusively selected experts from the industry. The presentation of a number of interesting companies that are suitable for speculation on rising silver prices completes the report.
