Silver's a worthy gold rival

`` Year to date, silver prices have gained about 26%. Gold's 12% rise pales in comparison... Historically, silver prices have traded around 16 times less than gold, according to David Laidlaw, president of Clarus Wealth Management. Silver is currently trading 40 times less. Read about how to make sense of the gold-to-silver ratio. If silver returns to the multiple that has existed historically, the white metal should be trading around $100 so with prices of around $40, silver's a good buy, he said.''