When you are looking for a retirement investment strategy, the options available to you can become overwhelming. An IRA will work for most small business owners read: individual contractors, but businesses owners and employees will want to start contributing the max they can  to a 401k as soon as possible. The trouble is that, as this most recent financial crisis taught us, a 401k can lose its value rather quickly.Precious metals have been toted as a solution to some of this volatility. These metals are generally viewed as “liquid” and don’t bear many obvious risks. So why aren’t more financial analysts telling you to invest in precious metals?

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