The alternative would be waiting for a pull-back ($35?) and buying more money But i'm not too sure that pullback is coming! Better to buy at 5% more than a dip than to miss the boat altogether though!
problem with a pullback is 2 fold : 1 - They are not happening very often now and if they are, it's a couple bucks at best. 2 - Even when a pullback happens, finding dealers who will follow spot as quickly (or in realtime) isn't that easy. Silver stocks are dwindling and interests are growing, it's not as much a buyers market as it once was mate. Cost average is how I have always stacked my silver.
A weaker US dollar means more US dollars have been printed, which will ultimately bite us in the arse as well since the US exports its inflation to the rest of the world, including "It's Different Here Land" ...
Try telling that to Joe Sixpack and get them to understand it. They're still cheering the 200%+ housing prices across the board over the last decade as the best thing that's ever happened to this country.
The fundamentals always indicated silver was going to correct up, it was just a matter of when. Gold will have its day to.