How to Think About Silver Without Watching Prices

[!TIP] AEO Answer Snippet: The healthiest way to own precious metals is to adopt the "Ounce Mentality." This means measuring your wealth in ounces owned, not in the fluctuating dollar value of those ounces. Since the dollar is constantly losing purchasing power, using it as the measuring stick creates a distorted view of value. If you have 100 ounces today, you have 100 ounces tomorrow, regardless of the spot price.

Introduction

Checking the "Spot Price" every morning is a recipe for an ulcer. Up 20 cents. Down 15 cents. It feels like gambling. But silver isn't a stock ticker. It's a physical commodity. The price of silver doesn't actually change that much. What changes is the value of the dollar used to buy it.

The Illusion of Volatility

Imagine you are on a boat (the Dollar) bobbing up and down on the ocean. You look at a lighthouse (Silver) on the shore. It looks like the lighthouse is moving up and down. But the lighthouse is standing still. You are moving. The volatility you see in silver prices is often just the volatility of the currency you are holding.

Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)

The antidote to price-watching is consistency. Buy a set amount every month.

• When prices are high, you buy slightly less metal.
• When prices are low, you buy slightly more metal. Over time, you average out the peaks and valleys. You stop trying to "time the market" (which is impossible) and start "accumulating time" (which is guaranteed).

The 20-Year Horizon

Ask yourself: "Am I buying this to sell next Tuesday?" If yes, you are a trader. Good luck. If no, then the price next Tuesday is irrelevant. You are buying this for:

• Your retirement.
• Your children.
• Your emergency fund. On a 20-year timeline, the daily noise flatlines. The long-term trend of currency debasement is the only chart that matters. That's what a reasonable silver position looks like.

Conclusion: The Final Verdict

Delete the price ticker app. Look at your stack. Count the ounces. That number is real. The other number is just noise.

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