The Theological reason to invest in gold and silver

I like owning silver because it is solid- honest- and at least lately- fairly rewarding. I am happy getting a 10-20% annual return on my investment. That is what alternative investors expect when they invest in private equity or hedge funds. This level of return is excellent considering there are no other costs such as with mutual funds or most "managed investment products". If silver or gold can earn, clean, a 15-20%return on capital- per year- for three years- or more- I would consider this to be a fantastic investment opportunity considering the downside risk of silver going down in price.

So the reason to invest in silver shouldn't be to make huge fortunes- it should be because it offers itself as a solid investment option. In addition- let us all not forget why most of us probably first started to invest in the silver market in the first place: because unlike currencies- we wanted to put our money into an honest, stable, and debt-free environment.

We silver owners don't own banks or newspapers- or place powerful people like Senators and President in positions of power. We buy gold and silver because we want to stick our middle finger up at the Fed and all those in the power structure that make the fiat currency system possible. For us- it is a political issue- sure- but we derive our political astuteness from biblical scripture which warns us against unjust measurements- such as fiat currency:

"Do no wrong in judgment in measures of length, of weight, and of volume." (Leviticus 19:35-36)

I invested in this market for ethical reasons as well as because it offers solid future returns. What bothers me all this talk of "hitting riches never imagined before" that the SBGs preach. That is not the way to promote silver as a legitimate investment option to institutional and private investors. What we are getting today over the Net via the SBGs is the idea that silver is like going to Las Vegas and making a fortune by beating the house. The only problem is that the SBGs are guaranteeing potential investors that their return- "massive fortunes"- are bound to happen. What if it doesn't turn out that way?

Many silver bulls have lost all sense of proportion as to why they are invested in silver in the first place- which is that we all believe in the solid foundation of the investment commodity. Silver is as good as gold when it comes to this reason for investing in it.

I personally don't want to be part of any investment community that believes the ultimate goal is simply to make a huge killing by selling the silver that one person owns to another person- which in all likelihood- means that some poor sucker who bought it at that price is going to see a huge loss. This moral issue never seems to bother anyone in the silver bull world- even though most of the people who invest in silver probably have a higher, overall, level of moral and ethics- than the general population. If you are like me- you want to invest in an honest area like silver- and gold- because you believe in the need to return the world's trade and currencies to being based on these two precious metals. We invest in silver because we believe we are doing the right thing by rejecting the fiat currencies that are presented and that which we know our false and are bound to fail. This isn't propaganda or wild-eyed fantasies. It is the God given truth that we know it when we recognize it because we were created in the Creator's image and this is how the Creator viewed the issue of honest weights and measurements- which fiat money is and which silver and gold most certainly are.

I want to be an investor in silver because as a precious metal it has great fundamentals - and because along with gold- it is the most ethical investment option. I don't need hype and promises of 1000% gains. 10-20% annual returns- in real terms- are just fine with me.