With current market conditions Gold Silver Group feels silver may give an investor a tremendous advantage to the upside, eclipsing gold. As gold and silver have been hammered down the last 3+ years in a relentless bear market, it appears that major financial institutions have been quietly amassing incredible amounts of silver. Why? Because it is now again making a resurgence as money. Many have forgotten that gold and silver have been used as money since the dawn of civilization. Gold was the backbone of the US dollar until 1971, when Nixon closed the gold window and re-aligned our dollar with oil, creating a "petro-dollar".