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POLL: What is your approx allocation of gold/silver?

gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
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Just curious to see what the average % allocation is among members in regards to their gold and silver holdings. I suspect that im far too gold heavy at 80/20 as expressed in dollar value. In other words, 80% of the value of my bullion holdings is in the form of gold. I realize that some of you also dabble in Pt and Pd. For the ease of calculations, lets just pretend those 2 metals do not exist. Please do your calculations based on just your gold and silver holdings. Im excited to see what some of my comrades here are doing, and if my allocation is completely lopsided.

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  • sebrownsebrown Posts: 424 ✭
    I'm a little heavier in gold than silver, but once you reach a certain amount of accumulation, silver just takes up too much secure storage space compared to gold.

    Edited to add my actual percent metals:

    Ag: 42.4%
    Au: 52%
    Pd: 1.8%
    Pt: 3.8%
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  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    80-20 here too. Gold so much more liquid & recognized as real money.
    Avid collector of GSA's.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I put 10/90 gold/silver but I have actually a much lower percentage of gold and there was no option in the poll to express that. If you included palladium with gold it would be about 10/90.

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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Many members will have many different answers to this poll. I wonder if there is a "correct" allocation however? Anything can be justified with a well thought out, sound logical argument. Is there a universal "sweetspot" as far as this topic is concerned? Or is much more a matter of personal opinion?

    Sebrown makes a most excellent point. $10,000 worth of silver weighs about 40 pounds while $10,000 worth of gold weighs just 8 troy ounces. This has been a factor in my aquisition process for sure.
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,826 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ag 20.8%
    Au 48.5%
    Pt 30.7%
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Just think what will happen when silver is appropriately priced in the market. Those who have invested in silver won't be complaining that it weighs too much.

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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>Just think what will happen when silver is appropriately priced in the market. Those who have invested in silver won't be complaining that it weighs too much.

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    image You are 110% correct my friend! If silver hit $25+ by the fall, I would not even be slightly surprised. There are so many good arguments as to why silver is undervalued right now, it sure seems like a great bet.
  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    68 to 1 ratio as I type. Silver has a long row to hoe -respect wise.

    I think JP Morgan is in silver because it's less watched.
    Avid collector of GSA's.
  • edmundfitzgeraldedmundfitzgerald Posts: 4,306 ✭✭
    Not knocking silver, but I'm all gold. They don't call it the precious metal for nothing.
  • CiccioCiccio Posts: 1,405 ✭
    I just started my PM investiment last year and have just few ounces of Gold and couple hundreds of Silver with a ratio (at today's spot) of Au 54% - Ag 46%.
    By weight it's close to 60:1 (Ag/Au)

    I'll have one question, if you don't mind.

    What do you include in your count? I have some Britannias, some Pamp or Suisse bars, one gold UHR, etc...all demand a higher premium.
    Would you count them in or you split what is your "collection" from your "investiment"?
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I just started my PM investiment last year and have just few ounces of Gold and couple hundreds of Silver with a ratio (at today's spot) of Au 54% - Ag 46%.
    By weight it's close to 60:1 (Ag/Au)

    I'll have one question, if you don't mind.

    What do you include in your count? I have some Britannias, some Pamp or Suisse bars, one gold UHR, etc...all demand a higher premium.
    Would you count them in or you split what is your "collection" from your "investiment"? >>



    I would not include them in your ratio's....not bullion in my opinion, but numismatic items.
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,266 ✭✭✭

    Week before last I bought my first 1 oz. gold Eagle. I'm hooked on Gold now, but there's one little problem.....they want money for gold and all my money is tied up in that 1 coin for now.

    I don't have much pure silver bullion, I do the 90% thing adding here and there. Like alot of folks on this board, I think silver has stayed too cheap for too long and think it's a good bet. Storage is not an issue for me.


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  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only silver I have is incidental to my 7070, a couple of Barber Halves, and some Silver IKEs and Commems. I've only been purchasing gold lately.
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This hurt my head image

    Checking my excel for weight, dropping in today's spot prices, figuring out a total $ figure, and then figuring out the % for each metal.

    If my math is right it comes out to about 75% of the total in gold, 25% of the total silver.
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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Ok, 23 votes in so far and there seems to be no "correct" allocation ratio. I cannot believe just how evenly spread the votes are so far! Seems to be more a matter of personal preference at this point rather than based on some sort of industry standard. I think I will try to bring my 80/20 closer to 70/30 just to hedge a bit. Although gold and silver often move up and down in lockstep, we all saw what happened yesterday!
  • RedHerringRedHerring Posts: 2,077 ✭
    I was at 90/10 Au/Ag until a few weeks ago.

    Now around 80/20.

    Heading for 70/30 which seems best for portability/potential returns.
  • PreTurbPreTurb Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭
    72/28, working toward 66/34
  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gecko, this is a great thread because I have been in conversion mode (numismatic into bullion) and it's good to see the great minds here sharing.
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    80/20 gold to silver. I'm consistantimage

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  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    Rounded off percentages

    By Dollars
    Gold 32
    Silver 63
    Platinum 3
    Palladium 2

    By Weight
    Gold .8
    Silver 99.1
    Platinum .01
    Palladium .01
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,649 ✭✭✭✭✭
    2/ 98
    Tempus fugit.
  • KameoKameo Posts: 207
    49/51 just gold/silver

    37/38/25 gold/silver/palladium

  • KameoKameo Posts: 207
    I have limited my gold purchaces for the past year or so.
  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Based on value I am 80/20 in favor of gold. Silver is becoming less important as all of my additional purchases will be gold.
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  • curlycurly Posts: 2,880 ✭

    For every oz of gold I have 13 oz of silver. Nothing I planned on, it just worked out that way. I'm happy with it.
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  • KonaheadKonahead Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭
    Ok I agree with weis, this was too much work. But I was interested, so I came out 68% gold and 32% silver. all bullion.
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  • keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    I currently have 70% silver and 30% gold
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