Mexico in Chaos: An Essential Lesson for Silver Investors

Mexico, the world’s largest silver producer, may very well have begun its descent into pure chaos and revolution.  Long a narco-kleptocracy, the recent outbreak of Mexican drug cartel violence is b0th ominous and an important lesson for silver investors.

The headlines said things like “Mexico just decapitated its most dangerous drug cartel” when “El Mencho,” the head of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, or CJNG was killed by the army.  But it is our observation when one drug lord is taken out, another quickly arises to keep the enterprise going.  In any case, cartel members responded with coordinated reprisals across Mexico.  Flights in and out were cancelled and travelers were issued stern warnings.  The situation is volatile and gets more so each year.

One silver tracker wrote that the narco-war will strip silver investors’ mining stocks to the bone.   Another writes that between narco-wars, blockades, and extortion, silver miners will be collateral damage. 

Two essential takeaways from this outbreak of violence and instability south of the border:

One, it is a reminder that there is no substitute for owning actual physical silver.  Not ETFs, title to silver that may or may not be accounted for, not shares that can be nationalized, or fall victim not environmental destruction, risky management, chaos, and war.    

Safety is found in physical silver that you take in your possession.  

Two, chaos, violence, and war may imperil shares in silver miners in Mexico and other vulnerable spots around the world, but that will surely drive the underlying price of silver much higher.  The amount of silver production that comes from Mexico cannot be jeopardized in a world with technology users hungry for silver without having a huge impact on the price of existing silver stocks.

Republic Monetary Exchange deals exclusively in real precious metals, not paper, claims, title, or future promises.  Actual physical gold and silver that you take in your possession. 

If you own silver, you may want to add to your position.  If you wish you owned silver, or are thinking about owning silver someday, we advise you to wait no longer.

Find out more about profit and personal protection opportunities with silver by speaking with a Republic Monetary Exchange specialist today.