Precious Metals Investing: Palladium Soars on Supply Squeeze and Auto Market Growth
January 14, 2011 at 05:00 AM EST
Most of the precious metals investing attention in 2010 focused on gold and silver. Investors flocked to the metals in search of safety from volatile stocks, rising inflation and a falling U.S. dollar. And gold and silver delivered, rising 30% and 83%, respectively last year. But another metal was also climbing at a rapid rate - even more than silver and gold - and is expected to keep going in the New Year.