I made 342% on silver—and still think it was a poor investment

Selling it, I discovered, was a journey in itself. I took the bars to a recommended buyer in Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazaar. The final stretch of traffic alone consumed an hour. After showing the silver to the buyer, I was directed—silver in hand—to another location, a ten-minute walk through handcarts, bicycles, motorbikes, cars, stray dogs, and generous helpings of mud and sewage.