A comprehensive study of the gold:silver ratio illustrates the continued relevance of this measure to today’s active precious metals markets. The Silver Institute’s newly released Market Trend Report, “Is the Gold:Silver Ratio Relevant Today?” …

        For most of recorded history, one ounce of gold bought about sixteen ounces of silver. That 12-to-1 ratio held steady for centuries because it reflected what the earth produced and what markets valued. Today, that ratio …