Many people own physical silver as a safe secure asset that acts as a hedge and financial insurance in a diversified portfolio. Silver is less volatile than stocks. It can be volatile in the short term, but is a store of value over the long term. Unlike stocks, silver does not yield anything and is, thus, perceived by some as a non-productive asset to own.
However, what Mark and Owen show you in this book is how you can generate an income from the ETF SLV, per share cheaper than ETF GLD, to help you self-finance your
accumulation of physical silver or other precious metals.