Silver outshines gold, equity this decade -

Silver has proved all theories of stock market experts wrong in this decade. Stock analysts have always believed that equity market gives higher returns in the long term. But in 2000-2010, silver has outperformed all.
The $64-million question for investors now is: Where and when to put their money? Looking at the returns sought in different investment avenues in a decade, here is the answer. Experts suggest that for a few years, bullion will remain strong.Let us divide the investment avenues broadly into the two most common paths -- equity and bullion, which have been the top choices for all investors.
In the past decade back, it is interesting to note that silver has outperformed Sensex, Nifty and even gold. Silver has reached a peak of Rs45,000 per kg from the level of Rs7,800 on December 29, 2000. In the span of a decade, silver has given a whopping return of more than 450%. Though Sensex, Nifty and gold have shown equally good returns, their journey has been quite different from that of silver.