Precious metals sold off some but in light of Ms. Yellen moving in to Treasury, a continuation of her currency expansion is likely. To disregard physical precious metals as perhaps the only safe store of wealth seems to be folly. While the gold/silver ratio has fallen from nearly 120:1 down to the mid 70s, Silver is no longer the best value. The Platinum Silver ratio had ranged from 126 down to 33. At it's current 43 level, it does seem like the place place to put new cash.