Anyone else watching industrial demand for silver? My

• •I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how industrial demand is really going to start impacting silver prices.
• •With all the talk about green tech, solar panels, EVs, and electronics, it just seems inevitable that silver is going to see a significant bump.
• •Here in Boise, we hear a lot about innovation and new manufacturing, even if it's not always directly happening in our backyard.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how industrial demand is really going to start impacting silver prices. I've got a decent chunk of my retirement in a Platinum IRA right now, and that’s been chugging along nicely, but my smaller silver holdings are what I'm keeping a closer eye on for potential growth. With all the talk about green tech, solar panels, EVs, and electronics, it just seems inevitable that silver is going to see a significant bump. I've got about $25k in physical silver spread across a few different secure depositories, and I’m always wondering if I should be grabbing more while it feels relatively undervalued compared to gold or even platinum.

Here in Boise, we hear a lot about innovation and new manufacturing, even if it's not always directly happening in our backyard. As a mayor in a smaller town, I’m constantly looking at economic trends that could affect our community and the individual finances of folks living here, including my own. My portfolio, which is hovering around the $75k mark in precious metals for retirement, has been pretty resilient, but I’m always looking for that next smart move. Are any of you guys specifically investing based on projected industrial demand? What resources do you use to track these trends?

It's not just the big picture stuff, either. I'm talking about the nitty-gritty of new technologies coming out that increasingly rely on silver’s conductivity and reflective properties. It feels like the supply side, while robust, might struggle to keep pace with this accelerating demand in the long run. I know there are always arguments about substitution for cheaper materials, but for many high-performance applications, silver is pretty hard to beat. What do you think is the timescale for us to see a truly significant impact on prices from this industrial push? Is this a 2-3 year thing, or more like 5-10 before we really feel the squeeze?