I personally think that gold and silver are overheated. That's not to say that they can't or won't go up some more, I just think that there is not much more "wiggle room" . Gold is at an historical high, and if you buy now, I think you are going to end up "buying high, and later selling low." You don't chase stocks at their high, so why buy a commodity that way. It WILL eventually go back down when the economy and the dollar recovers. (I am concerned for the dollar, though. If the Gov. doesn't quit overprinting it will never recover.) The silver picture, looks a little better, but not much. I think it might be good for around 25.00- 27.00 an ounce. ( I am discounting the historical silver high of 50.00 as that was a one time run at cornering the market by the Hunt Bros.) So don't be a lemming by jumping off of the gold cliff and buying now. It just does not make sense. Anyway, my point here is to say that personally, I think that Palladium is the way to go. I bought 100 ounces at 274.00 a few months ago. It is still reasonably priced at 325.00 an ounce, with lots of room for growth as it's high was 581.00. When the economy heats back up, if you bought now you could easily double your money in a few years.