Is it better to invest in stocks or silver?

And some people still do, but instead of burying gold ingots in their backyard, they buy stocks or mutual funds that invest in gold. The dollar has not been able to turn into gold since President Richard Nixon ended that practice in 1971. Before that, people bought gold bars as a way to diversify their investment portfolio and give them protection against inflation. Who has the best Gold IRA? That's a question many investors are asking these days.