Silver Outshines Gold! After Kiyosaki, Ace Investor Jim Rogers Bets Big On It In 2025 - Know Why

Safe-haven assets such as gold and silver are seeing strong buyer interest in 2025. Investor interest in safe-haven assets has peaked amid major disruptions the world has seen in the first half of 2025, such as US President Donald Trump’s trade tariff announcement, the India-Pakistan escalation, and the Iran–Israel war. These disruptions increase volatility in the securities market and heighten the demand for a ‘hedge’ or a safe-haven asset that can hold its value even if the stock market witnesses a bearish phase.

The importance of safe-haven assets in times of uncertainty is also highlighted by ace investors. After Robert Kiyosaki of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ fame highlighted that he was bullish on gold and silver, recently Jim Rogers (James Beeland Rogers Jr) has also emphasised the need to own gold and silver. In an interview with ET Now, Rogers talked at length about his decision to buy more silver and not buy more gold. He added that in the last week, he purchased silver but did not buy more gold.

“Well, I bought more silver last week. If silver continues to be cheap, I hope I am smart enough to buy more. I own gold. I am not buying gold,” Rogers told the business news channel.

Notably, Jim Rogers is an investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. Rogers also serves as the Chairman of Beeland Interests Inc. Rogers is also famous for being the co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management and is also known for creating the Rogers International Commodities Index.

Why Is Jim Rogers Buying Silver

Rogers explained his rationale behind not buying more gold and accumulating more silver. He added that since silver prices are down, he is buying more of the precious metal to get better returns on his investment. Rogers also clarified that while he expects silver prices to appreciate in the future, he does not plan to sell either his holdings in silver or in gold. He added that he plans to give the safe-haven assets as part of his estate to his children.

“I am buying silver because silver is down. Gold is not. But both of them, I hope that my children have my silver and gold someday. I do not see any reason ever to sell my silver and gold. I hope they will be part of my estate for my children, for my family,” Rogers said.

In the week in which Rogers is likely to have purchased silver (July 21 to July 25) the spot price of silver declined by 2.39 per cent from $39.25 per troy ounce on July 21 to $38.36 on July 25. In the same time period, the spot price of gold also fell, but the decline was relatively less when compared to silver, as gold prices declined from $3408 per troy ounce on July 21 by 1.7 per cent to $3350 per troy ounce on July 25.

As of July 28, gold is trading at a spot price of $3,353.50 per troy ounce; on the other hand, the spot price of silver is $38.45 per troy ounce. So far in 2025, gold has given year-to-date returns of 26.99 per cent. However, silver has outpaced gold in terms of absolute returns as it has given year-to-date returns of 31.95 per cent in 2025.

Events such as the India-Pakistan conflict, Iran-Israel tensions and uncertainty around US trade policy have boosted the demand for safe haven assets in the near-term. However, from a long-term perspective, the demand for gold and silver has also been high due to disruptive global events like the coronavirus pandemic, which broke out nearly five years ago.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak to have attained pandemic status on March 11, 2020. Between March 11, 2020 and July 28, the price of spot gold has surged nearly 104 per cent from $1644.3 per troy ounce to $3352.7. Silver has outpaced gold in terms of absolute returns in this timeframe, and the spot silver price has jumped 127.78 per cent from $16.88 per troy ounce on March 11, 2020, to $38.45 per troy ounce on July 28.

Notably, while gold has already touched an all-time high in 2025, silver is yet to breach its previous all-time high, leaving more room for growth amid rising uncertainty on account of US trade policy decisions and the possibility of recurring conflicts across the globe. Spot gold price reached an all-time high of $3500 per troy ounce in April, 2025, whereas the spot price of silver touched an all-time high of $49.51 per troy ounce in April, 2011.

Rogers also spoke about his securities holdings and added that presently he is only invested in China and Uzbekistan’s securities. He also added that he is presently on the lookout to buy-on-dips and would want to buy Indian equities if the market experiences a dip.

“I have sold everywhere except China and Uzbekistan. I am looking for other markets. I have not found one yet. As I say if India goes down, I hope I am smart enough to buy India again,” Rogers said.