Capitalmind Podcast Gold, Silver, Equities: Which One Deserves a Place in Your Portfolio?
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Oct 24, 2025 Deepak Shenoy, founder of Capital Mind and investment commentator, dives into the current state of Indian equities and alternative assets. He discusses silver's recent surge and explains the historical Hunt Brothers episode while suggesting silver only deserves a small portfolio allocation. Deepak evaluates gold as an inflation hedge, admits misjudgment of its performance, and warns of potential future price corrections. The conversation also covers foreign stocks for diversification and the risks associated with debt investments.
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Silver Spikes Are Often Temporary
- Silver prices can spike due to temporary, local supply distortions rather than structural scarcity.
- Such squeezes often correct quickly when supply routes reopen or production responds.
Hunt Brothers' Silver Cornering Failure
- The Hunt brothers in 1980 tried to corner the silver futures market and heavily leveraged their bet.
- When supply responded and prices collapsed, their leverage led to bankruptcy and a 70%+ price crash.
Keep Metal Allocations Small
- Keep precious-metal allocations small to avoid long barren decades of underperformance.
- Use token positions (1–5%) mainly for emotional hedging and occasional redeployment into equities.
