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Gold's been on quite a tear recently.
The "ultimate insurance" has grabbed the most headlines - and it's little wonder.
Since bottoming a year ago, gold is up by an impressive 20% and 11% year to date, hitting a six-year high near $1,420.
By comparison, silver is "only" up 12% over the last twelve months and just 6% this year.
But if you look at silver's action in the last month, a different picture emerges.
Since early July, gold has been essentially flat while silver has powered ahead by almost 10%.
Silver normally outpaces gold, leveraging it by two to one, but sometimes with a delay.
The junior metal is now surging upward, once again outpacing gold's gains and leading its more famous cousin higher.
That's likely to continue for several reasons. And two silver companies are poised to soar in the process...
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