Ryan Stancil,
Editor
Dec. 26, 2025
Everyone has money on their mind.
For many, the ongoing cost of living crisis is something that looms over day-to-day life.
For a wide swath of people over the next few months, the exploding cost of healthcare is something that will constantly be on their minds.
And our leaders, those largely responsible for both of those things, are always talking about debts and deficits, even if it is mostly just lip service at this point.
On the other side of that, asset owners are seeing these things play out and wondering how to sidestep the worst of the consequences.
Over the past year, the solution has been tied into buying commodities.
Gold has been at the forefront, like it usually is in times of economic turbulence. It started the year somewhere around $2600 per ounce and, as of the time of this writing, is around $4384. So it’s responded to an increasingly unstable economic environment and rewarded investors who got in early enough. That’s not likely to change in the short term, so gold investors will continue to do well.
And when gold climbs in value, it elevates silver right alongside it. That’s happened too over the past year. The big difference this time is that silver is outpacing gold.
Silver started the year just under $30 per ounce and is currently just under $68, so it’s more than doubled where gold’s increase is around 65%. Silver is the new darling among commodity investors and bigger gains are being had because of it.
It makes sense for a few very simple reasons.
Gold has historically been a store of value. Think of things like gold bars, coins, and jewelry. Wars have been fought over it, kings have measured their worth in it, and collectors have sought it throughout history.
Silver hasn’t always had that kind of reputation. Instead, it’s always played second fiddle and was just sort of along for the ride. Rising tides, and all of that.
So why is silver having such a breakout performance now?
A lot of it has to do with industrial demand.
Both silver and gold have industrial uses, but silver is a much better conductor than gold. This makes it ideal for applications like solar panels and electric vehicles, both of which have been in demand during the global energy transition.
Silver is also important to semiconductors, which are crucial components in computing. You’ve heard about the data centers the tech giants say they need to stay ahead in the AI race. Semiconductors are a big part of that, so that’s another big reason why silver demand is spiking.
And all of this is happening as supply struggles to keep up with demand. Primary silver mines only account for some production while much of it comes as a byproduct of other mining operations. Demand is only going to keep climbing and supply is going to keep dwindling, even if new mines come online — a process that can take years.
All of that to say that silver is something investors should consider buying into now while there is still time. Given how quickly the value is rising, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the window is closing. There is still big profit potential to be made from investing in silver, but moves need to be made in the right companies to realize those profits.
There is one particular mining play set to win big as silver continues surging. Its silver asset is based in British Columbia, Canada and drills are already turning on a project that is growing quickly. Learn more about it in the pages of Junior Resource Speculator by clicking here.
Keep your eyes open,
Ryan Stancil
Editor, Daily Profit Cycle