2010 was a very good year for investors in precious metals, with silver closing at nearly $31/oz, and i think 2011 will be another good year. while silver standard didn't recover to its all time high, it now has even more potential than the other mining shares, if they can get purquitas straightened out.

meanwhile, 2008 is just a bad memory, and we have more quantitative easing ahead to propel tangible assets higher. morgan chase is now the target of some 25 lawsuits regarding rigging the comex, and where there is that much smoke, there is likely to be at least some fire. there is no way to find physical silver bullion to cover the short position on the comex, and that will eventually be the undoing of the manipulation scheme. until then, hang on to your mining shares, it should be quite a ride!