It depends upon your reason for buying precious metals and how much you have to "invest", or I would prefer to say, gamble.
I suppose you are aware that gold is at a 20 year high at the moment and silver at a decade high?
As I say, it depends upon how much you have to "invest" (gamble), your personal financial situation, your ultimate aim and your age; your attitude to risk also plays a part. There is no one size fits all in investing in anything. If you already have a substantial financial portfolio, having around 10% of that portfolio in precious metals is often given as a long term (10 years plus) reasonable amount to hold.
Anything is feasible in terms of buying, whether it is feasible in terms of making any money is the question you need to be asking.
Just be aware the price of gold currently is at, or around, an all time high so bear that in mind. Physical gold is certainly not a guaranteed winner. It is quite possible that 5-10 years from now it could be at the same price or lower, maybe higher, who knows
Putting gold inside my retirement account. It should really be regarded as a safe haven investment of less than 10% of one's overall assets. When the collapse of the financial system happens with the consequent civil disorder, rioting on the streets, roving gangs of Mad Max type gangs etc. you will have a store of wealth to barter for food, fuel, ammunition and whatever other luxuries take your fancy.
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