The price of silver has hit four-year lows. This isn’t because physical silver is no longer a valuable, safe-haven investment, but because mainstream economists and investors believe the Federal Reserve’s hype that the US economy is recovering. Peter Schiff explains why the economy isn’t recovering here.

Physical silver is not just an important investment asset, though. As this thoroughly fascinating infographic from the Visual Capitalist shows, silver is an essential linchpin in modern technology, health care, and medicine. Silver’s industrial demand and diminishing supply is just another reason to buy the white metal now, while prices are still low.