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"Getting invested in precious metal for the long term is our end game," says Daniel Frishberg, host of BizRadio and editor of The MoneyMan.com Gold & Oil. Here's a look at two ETFs.

"It looks as if prices could go higher short term, especially if US dollar weakness continues. The risk of owning gold at today's price level is that net commercial short positions continue to increase.

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"This correction in precious metals is a normal occurrence in an ongoing bull market," says resource sector expert Curtis Hesler, who had correctly forecast the current setback.

In his Professional Timing Service, the advisor outlines his expectations for gold and silver prices and offers some favorite investment ideas in the sector.

"We are beginning to hear all sorts of bearish commodity talk from the media, as you always do when prices correct. But you must firmly understand that this commodity bull is not a 'bubble'; it will become a 'bubble' eventually, but not for some time yet.

I have added silver exposure via SLW to my portfolio as a hedge against two possible scenarios:  "insurance" against a devaluing dollar, and "insurance" against rising inflation.  I picked SLW instead of the silver metal itself because silver (and gold) are taxed as collectibles, which is a higher tax rate, even if you hold them long term, whereas SLW could be elegible for long term capital gains taxes if held long enough.

(I own this as of this writing, 11/02/2007)